Conrad Hall Professions : Film cinematographer Born : June 21, 1926 Died : January 6, 2003 Browse All Authors Top 39 quotes by Conrad Hall You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward. Conrad Hall education inspirational moving Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language. Conrad Hall possibility infinite language 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. Conrad Hall color light jobs My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar. Conrad Hall differences winning mean Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem. Conrad Hall writing-music shadow writing Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten. Conrad Hall boyfriend fathers-day dad I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker. Conrad Hall filmmaker directors thinking Photography is a very important part of my life. Conrad Hall important photography Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else. Conrad Hall expecting audience shows Contrast is what makes photography interesting. Conrad Hall photography photographer interesting To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images. Conrad Hall cameras musical color Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry. Conrad Hall billions industry people In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music. Conrad Hall aptitude-test aptitude tests The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away. Conrad Hall far-away light sun Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems. Conrad Hall problem-solving problem way 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. Conrad Hall light eye art I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script. Conrad Hall dining sitting writing I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80. Conrad Hall shooting stills 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. Conrad Hall metaphor cinema emotion It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows. Conrad Hall shadow important knows Similar Authors Haskell Wexler film-cinematographer Christopher Doyle film-cinematographer Chris Menges film-cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa film-cinematographer Babette Mangolte film-cinematographer Michael Seresin film-cinematographer All Authors
