Cinematographer Gordon Willis talks about Godfather
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in some books they say in godfather I, II he is refereing to rembrandts lighting technique but i cant find any thing of that style. rembrandt never lights from overhead. and he said in a interview, that he has been interested in painters work but he dont try to reproduce that kind of look. in Visions of Light he is responsing to the fact that he works sometimes too far with underexposing, just as rembrandt
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@billysscreeningroom -- he's not under appreciated. Everybody in the business knows what he did.
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@billysscreeningroom i don't know if he's under-appreciated. i think only by the Oscars. but you ask somebody in cinematography, or film crew. why do you love the Godfather? Gordon Willis' name will always pop up
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Gordon Willis was a genius. He helped make The Godfather what it was--perfect. Thanks for this post. Don't ever take it away.
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Great use of overhead lighting and mood.
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genius.
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@crzy4juice - This is from the 1992 documentary Visions Of Light. It is excellent.
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what film is this from? i want to cite this in an essay but i need the film title to cite it.
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dark..very welldone
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He's a genius. Wow. Great work, man.
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Without doubt, Gordon Willis is among the most under-appreciated artists in the entire history of the motion picture business. I enjoyed seeing this again very much!
billysscreeningroom 3 years ago 9
Today most of the gangster movies of the 70's look cheap and dated, but Willis' work in The Godfather gets better every day. He gave the films a visual identity that is majestic and timeless. His light is the stuff dreams are made of.
kiasmus 2 years ago 6