Conrad Hall quotes

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward. (Conrad Hall)
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten. View quote
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Contrast is what makes photography interesting. View quote
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The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move. View quote
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Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language. View quote
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There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job. View quote
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Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems. View quote
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Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem. View quote
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It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke. View quote
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Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else. View quote
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Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry. (Conrad Hall)
My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar. View quote
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Photography is a very important part of my life. View quote
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The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away. View quote
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I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker. View quote
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But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer. View quote
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Painting and writing are solitary arts. View quote
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I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician. View quote
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I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80. View quote
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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music. View quote
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It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery. (Conrad Hall)
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't. View quote
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The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are. View quote
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With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art. View quote
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I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script. View quote
Conrad Hall

Conrad Hall

Occupation: American Artist
Born: June 21, 1926
Died: January 4, 2003
Quotes count: 38

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