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Conrad Hall Quotes

American - Artist | June 21, 1926 - January 4, 2003

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.

Light Job Colors Speak Language Out

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.

Today Art Light Eye You Create

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

Alone Happy Writing Table Sitting

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

Problems Way Own His Cinematographer

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 Light Feet Driving Magic Stop

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

History Me Believe Colleagues Impact

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

History People Short Movies Industry

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

Hope Shooting Still

I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

I Can First Shooting Recall Film

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.

You Play Know Never Reflect Watch

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.

Words You Cinema Emotions Difficult

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Art Painting Writing Arts Solitary

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