Memories of a Master tually knew what to do - he never to anguish about a scene. He had could look at a set and almost instantly have a notion of how he light it. He always talked would about fortuitous accidents - like the shadows of the raindrops on Robert Blake's face in In Cold Blood that look like tears - but that wasn't the bulk of his work. The bulk of his work his amazing putting together a scene and his light. Searching for Bobby Fischer is an example of beautifully simple lighting, and by that I mean Connie was very frugal about his use of light. His simplicity was the kind that comes out of frugality; he didn't use a lot of equipment, but he knew where to position everything. was talent for A newly serene suburbanite (Kevin Spacey) tunes out his wife's tirade in American Beauty (1999), which earned Hall his second Oscar for Best Cinematography. think he underestimated himself, like many work was had artists do. To him, his good enough. He never so much talent that he instinc- * Sales SONY Rentals 54 * Service Film/Video 800 South Jason St Denver, CO 80223 Equipment Service Company, Inc. 303-778-8616 www.fvesco.com 800-776-8616 * fvesco@fvesco.com FAX 303-778-8657 Stephen Connie Burum, transcended the ASC: art of