Cinematography

I had the pleasure of working on this project for about a month as an extra but one of the highlights was watching Vitoro Storaro shooting this picture. You may not notice the camera work in this film but he was a real professional and an artist. It was thrilling to watch him set up each shot and sometimes it took him a long time. On occasion I couldn't help notice this made George Lucas nervous but Francis Coppola seemed to take it in stride for the most part. I can't believe it was 17 years ago. When I realized this was the case it was a bit of a reality check for me. The film is highly overlooked, I think. I was thrilled when Landau got his much deserved Oscar - he gave a brilliant performance and was a wonderful guy who spent time talking to those of us who provided background in the courtroom. A great film that everyone should make an effort to watch closely. It was designed to look like an old film and they even tinted the film to give it a vintage look. Awesome film. Jeff Bridges was robbed - he should have gotten an Oscar for this one. His courtroom speech is a classic!