Man, what a really great interview. Kudos to the interviewer for not talking to Willis like he's some untouchable legend. Getting a person to relax means you get clear and concise answers from him or her. Gordan Willis will be remembered a century from now as one of greatest American cinematographers of all time.
This and part one were absolutely fantastic! I have been a fan of Gordon Willis since I was 14 and saw Manhattan on "On" TV at my sister's on New Years Eve 1980. He is an absolutely master and deserves far more attention than he gets. Kudos to you for getting this genius to sit down and talk to you. Next up: Roger Deakins and Sven Nykvist, right?
This might be the last interview he gave, so glad to have stumbled upon it. A note for the post production team, the audio mix needs help. If this is in fact his last interview it would be worth it in the long run to remix it.
There is a wonderful doc about Sven made by his son, Carl Nykvist, entitled "Light Keeps Me Company". Sadly Sven passed away in 2006. I'm guessing Tom knew that.
This was awesome, better than Visions of Light. Was Gordon Willis hard to work for? This story was told to me by another AC in NYC almost 15 years ago so the specifics might be a little off. Production was stopped because of camera noise. Gordon called over the camera house rep that was on set. The rep blamed it on the loader. Willis said, NO, the camera is broken. The rep once again blamed it on the loader. Willis took the mag off the body, shut the door. The clicking was still there, he then proceeded to shove the camera off the back of the camera truck lift gate. Now it’s broke! You worthless F-- Get me one that’s not F-n broken.
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Man, what a really great interview. Kudos to the interviewer for not talking to Willis like he's some untouchable legend. Getting a person to relax means you get clear and concise answers from him or her. Gordan Willis will be remembered a century from now as one of greatest American cinematographers of all time.
Oh men, that was shot only one year before he died of cancer, and he looked very well.
RIP Gordon Willis.
"You have to know what you're doing"- Gordon Willis.. best advice ever.
No words to thank you for this interview. Amazing work
Fantastic interview, props to the interviewer for not awkwardly fanboy'ing all over the place - I was interested from start to finish.
I'll join the chorus and thank you for doing this outstanding interview and inspiring so many people.
The man was just fantastic.
Thanks for the awesome feedback! We got lots more coming down the pipe this season.
Up there as one of the best cinematographer interviews I have ever seen.
Rest in peace, Mr. Willis
May he rest in peace thanks for sharing your talent with us.
these are amazing! so much that people can learn from these great cinematographers, please keep them coming :)
Great Gordon !
Blessing hear this guy !
Excellent work here. You drew him out well.
Thanks to offer this wonderful interview.
This and part one were absolutely fantastic! I have been a fan of Gordon Willis since I was 14 and saw Manhattan on "On" TV at my sister's on New Years Eve 1980. He is an absolutely master and deserves far more attention than he gets. Kudos to you for getting this genius to sit down and talk to you. Next up: Roger Deakins and Sven Nykvist, right?
Dude, really great interview. Great questions. It helped me a lot.
Such a great interview. Very thankful!
thanks so much for doing this
This might be the last interview he gave, so glad to have stumbled upon it.
A note for the post production team, the audio mix needs help. If this is in fact his last interview it would be worth it in the long run to remix it.
amazing thank you
Outstanding
Thanks for doing these!
This is awesome! Thank you!
What a f. Legend. ❤
There is a wonderful doc about Sven made by his son, Carl Nykvist, entitled "Light Keeps Me Company". Sadly Sven passed away in 2006. I'm guessing Tom knew that.
This was awesome, better than Visions of Light. Was Gordon Willis hard to work for? This story was told to me by another AC in NYC almost 15 years ago so the specifics might be a little off. Production was stopped because of camera noise. Gordon called over the camera house rep that was on set. The rep blamed it on the loader. Willis said, NO, the camera is broken. The rep once again blamed it on the loader. Willis took the mag off the body, shut the door. The clicking was still there, he then proceeded to shove the camera off the back of the camera truck lift gate. Now it’s broke! You worthless F-- Get me one that’s not F-n broken.
+Lucas Roman Hahaha, holy shit. Was the lens still on the camera?
Great interview, just wished you had mentioned The Parallax View
Is the guy in this scene (01:11) supposed to be a caricature of movie mogul Robert Evans???
Stardust Memories? Stroll On! Watch 8 1/2.
Hes a very straightforward new york kinda guy. Not like an arty pretentious cinematographer at all
Roger would be great, Sven not so, I don't think he's have much to say.
What an impressive nose!
Mine? Or his?
@@MrStunter155 - Mine. It obscured my view while I was typing.
However, are you the Ilana Glickman , that evicts people? Your nose is impressive too.
Seemed like a great guy. Told it like it was and wasn’t afraid of shit. RIP sir. Thanks for your unforgettable contributions to cinema.