Conversations With Jack Cardiff · Art, Light and Direction in Cinema
- Authors
- Bowyer, Justin & Figgis, Mike
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Tags
- performing arts , film , non-fiction , cinema , art , individual director , autobiography , biography
- ISBN
- 9780713488555
- Date
- 2004-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 8.22 MB
- Lang
- en
Jack Cardiff shot some of the most visually breathtaking films in screen history. He was behind the camera when Hitchcock directed his tour de force Rope ; when Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger created The Red Shoes , and when John Huston made The African Queen. Now this world-famous cinematographer emerges from behind the lens to talk about his art and the people he worked with during his stellar career. In a question-and-answer format, enhanced with 90 photographs of his best work, Cardiff offers a wealth of anecdotes about his 70 years in film. He discusses personalities such as Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart, and provides insights into his craft--about lighting, and using color— in an entertaining, nontechnical manner.