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Conrad Hall [1926-2003] American

Rank: 101
Artist, Cinematographer

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC was 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.

Art, Music, Beauty, Car, Dad, Education, Father's Day, Movies, Romantic, Work

Quote	Tags	Rank
I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.	Art, Work	101
You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.	Education	102
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.	Beauty	103
Contrast is what makes photography interesting.		104
But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.		105
I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.	Romantic	106
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.	Music	107
Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.	Music	108
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.		109
I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.		110
Painting and writing are solitary arts.	Art	111
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.	Dad, Father's Day	112
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.	Car	113
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.		114
In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.		115
Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.	Movies	116
My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.		117
My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.		118
Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.		119
I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.		120
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.		121
It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.		122
That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.		123
Photography is a very important part of my life.		124
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.		125
Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.		126
I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.		201
I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked.		202
You have to understand the nature of light.		203
But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.		204
The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.		205
The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.		206
I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.		207
I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.		208
It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.		209
I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.		210
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.		211
I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.		212

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