I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all the arts combined. Students are always asking me for advice, and I tell them that they have to be enthusiastic, because it's hard work. The only way to enjoy it is to be totally immersed. If you don't get involved on that level, it could be a very miserable job. I only have one regret about my career: I'm sorry that we are not making silent movies any more. That is the purest art form I can imagine.
I'm always looking in the lighting to tell the story in a different way than it actually looks in real life because it's, for me, more contrast somet… - Vilmos Zsigmond
I'm always looking in the lighting to tell the story in a different way than it actually looks in real life because it's, for me, more contrast somet…
- Vilmos Zsigmond
For me, movies should be visual. If you want dialogue, you should read a book. - Vilmos Zsigmond
For me, movies should be visual. If you want dialogue, you should read a book.
The best way to know when there's good lighting is when you don't notice it. - Vilmos Zsigmond
The best way to know when there's good lighting is when you don't notice it.
I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light. - Vilmos Zsigmond
I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light.
Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in availa… - Vilmos Zsigmond
Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in availa…
I always try to tell the story the best possible way. I create the mood for each scene in a way that the audience feels that they are right there wit… - Vilmos Zsigmond
I always try to tell the story the best possible way. I create the mood for each scene in a way that the audience feels that they are right there wit…
If you do not bother to take the time to compose and to light properly, then you end up with something almost less than reality. You end up without t… - Vilmos Zsigmond
If you do not bother to take the time to compose and to light properly, then you end up with something almost less than reality. You end up without t…
There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in film noir, where… - Vilmos Zsigmond
There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in film noir, where…
I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced version of reality, or an artistic view of … - Vilmos Zsigmond
I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced version of reality, or an artistic view of …
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