In his book Making Movies, Sidney Lumet wrote that he once asked fellow director Akira Kurosawa why he'd framed a shot in his period epic Ran in a particular way. Kurosawa replied that if he'd panned the camera an inch to the left he would've seen a Sony factory. Panning an inch to the right would've revealed an airport. I don't know if Halloween cinematographer Michael Simmonds has read Lumet's book, but after chatting with him I'm confident he would appreciate that anecdote. Simmonds, whose di...
"Let Logic Steer the Ship": Michael Simmonds on Shooting Halloween (2018)
Filmmaker Magazine - 31 Oct 2018 22:07
In his book Making Movies, Sidney Lumet wrote that he once asked fellow director Akira Kurosawa why he'd framed a shot in his period epic Ran in a particular way. Kurosawa replied that if he'd panned the camera an inch to the left he would've seen a Sony factory. Panning an inch to the right would've revealed an airport. I don't know if Halloween cinematographer Michael Simmonds has read Lumet's book, but after chatting with him I'm confident he would appreciate that anecdote. Simmonds, whose di...
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