Conrad Hall
Conrad Hall
Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASCwas an American cinematographer from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing films such as In Cold Blood, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Beauty, and Road to Perdition. For his work he garnered a number of awards, including three Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCinematographer
Date of Birth21 June 1926
CountryUnited States of America
Contrast is what makes photography interesting.
Photography is a very important part of my life.
Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.
Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.
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.
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.
My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.
I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.
I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
I just wanted to try directing, and the best way was to write the material, so I was imbued with its origins when I was dealing with the actors.
But you still have an awesome responsibility, because you are helping to create something which might influence the thinking of millions of people.