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What's with the interior lighting? That white glowy light behind De Niro


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Scorsese has a thing for heaven and hell symbolism in his movies. He'll shine a really bright white light or burn incense or a candle under the camera lens.

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It's also a trademark of the DP, Robert Richardson, who likes to light all his movies with similar bright overhead lights, even for scenes where realistically there wouldn't be any.

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I remember thinking the cinematography in JFK was very similar to Casino, not surprised now i know they were shot by the same person.

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