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They can be noticed by some fog and light diffusion. Most of the film’s scenes shot by Unsworth were in the first half of the movie and are mostly exterior shots. Ghislain Cloquet had to replace Geoffrey Unsworth as director of photography because Unsworth died of a heart attack during the third month of shooting the film, at the end of October 1978. Tess (1980) – Geoffrey Unsworth & Ghislain Cloquet The next photo is a magnificent shot from the 1980 winner for best cinematography. Vittorio was reluctant to take the film assignment because he thought Gordon Willis was Coppola’s cinematographer, but Coppola wanted him because of the shot Last Tango in Paris (1972), which also starred Marlon Brando. He eventually had to mortgage his house and Napa Valley winery to finish the film. The director, Francis Ford Coppola, gave him the freedom to design the visual look of the picture.įun and weird fact: Francis Ford Coppola invested several million dollars of his own money in the film after it went severely over budget. Vittorio Storaro started studying photography at the age of 11. The movie was also shot almost entirely at “magic hour,” – the hours between day and night (early in the morning and late in the evening).

So before each shot, he had his assistant take a picture with a Polaroid camera for him to view it under a high-powered magnifying glass. Days of Heaven was shot much later in his life and during the production of the film, Nestor was going blind.įun fact: John Travolta auditioned for and won the lead role of Bill, but ABC-TV wouldn’t let him allow him out of his contract for his series called Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), and the part was finally given to Richard Gere. Nestor Almendros is one of the most valued contemporary cinematographers.

The movies are beautifully shot and worth seeing again just to appreciate the art form. Ever since, the Academy has used sealed envelopes to keep the names of the winners under lockdown.Īnyway, let’s celebrate the art of cinema by going through the last 40 years of Oscar winners for Best Cinematography. Then, in 1940, the Los Angeles Times spoiled the results, which guests could have easily read before arriving to the red carpet. And there was no surprise factor as the results were revealed months before the ceremony! So, the following year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kept the results a secret, yet they still sent newspapers a list of winners for publication after the ceremony. Here’s a fun fact: only 270 people attended the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.

Are you a sucker for the Oscars? It’s okay, you can admit it.