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Happy Birthday: Janusz Kaminski

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januszkaminski.jpgHappy Birthday cinematographer Janusz Kaminski

Born: June 27, 1959 in Ziebice, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Married to: Rebecca Rankin (12 January 2004 – present)
Holly Hunter (20 May 1995 – 21 December 2001) (divorced)

2 Time Oscar Winner: Schindler’s List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1995)

QUOTES:

Truly, when you look at a horse, there are no emotions in its eyes. They don’t blink, they don’t smile and they don’t get sad. They just get tired.

I think there is more to cinematography than talking about cameras and film stock. It’s like talking to a costume designer about what kind of sewing machine they use.

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Happy Birthday: Vilmos Zsigmond (1930–2016)

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vilmoszsigmondHappy Birthday cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (1930–2016)

Born: June 16, 1930 in Szeged, Hungary

Died: January 1, 2016 (age 85) in Big Sur, California, USA

OSCAR Winner Best Cinematographer for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Also earned 3 other Oscar nominations.

QUOTES:

[on Heaven’s Gate (1980)] Michael [Cimino] really wanted to make a perfect film. He could have made this film for much less. He overdid it; he overcomplicated it. But they should not have killed him for it.

We had a terrible situation on “Close Encounters”, because they wanted to fire me several times. The only reason they didn’t was because they didn’t have a replacement who could take over.

Happy Birthday: Roger Deakins

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rogerdeakins.jpgHappy Birthday cinematographer Roger Deakins

Born: May 24, 1949 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK

Married to: James Ellis (11 December 1991 – present)

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