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A back and forth? i keep — ifeel theyre very separate. i mean, i think that obviously theres a connection in the idea of the sort of composition and the juxtaposition of ideas within a frame and choice of lens and position and stuff, and light. but i find it a very different discipline, taking still photographs. its a different way of telling a story. youve got a single image that youre trying to put a couple of ideas in and usually, its a very simple idea. how would you define the role of cin...

I mean, i think that obviously theres a connection in the idea of the composition and the juxtaposition of ideas within a frame and choice of lens and position and stuff, and light. but i find it a very different discipline, taking still photographs. its a different way of telling a story. youve got a single image that youre trying to put a couple of ideas in. and usually its a very simple idea. how would you define the role of cinematographer? youre regarded as one of the best. laughs. that que...

I went for an interview for a film, and i wont say which one it was, but, erm, and we sat talking, and i said, "well, im really glad to meet you, "because it is the first time ive met you, "but you always operate." he said, "yeah." "well, are you not going to operate?" he said, "no, im going to operate." isaid, "well, i operate, so its not going to work, is it?" and he said, "no, i guess not." but it was kind of nice chatting, you know. so it wasnt about intrusion, it was about the method of wor...

Want to go out of it, or, as i say, its that sort of personal relationship with a camera. i find what the camera does, the position and the composition, is more important than lighting. i love lighting, but thats not it, really, its my relationship with the camera and the relationship of the camera to the actors in the frame, its how do you compose a human face? how do you... you know, often, an actor or actress are on a set, doing a big, emotionalscene, and the first person they look at is the ...

The dog made the shot because it looked at me. the two of you made the shot. but its those sort of chance moments that ive always loved. but ijust wonder, is there a common thread then in that ability to capture things and a moment to be very spontaneous and also to focus on people and maybe sometimes animals, too, you know, are there threads that you can see developing in your late teens in stills photography, which even today we can still see in your movies? yes, thats a hard one. its a hard o...

Early last year the pianist Niu Niu, like many classical musicians, canceled his concerts because of COVID-19. Disappointed, depressed and anxious, he stayed at home in Xiamen, Fujian province, and played the piano six hours a day.

Which one it was, but, erm, and we sat talking, and i said, "well, im really glad to meet you, "because it is the first time ive met you, "but you always operate." he said, "yeah." "well, are you not going to operate?" he said, "no, im going to operate." isaid, "well, i operate, so its not going to work, is it?" and he said, "no, i guess not." but it was kind of nice chatting, you know. so it wasnt about intrusion, it was about the method of working, and just, sometimes, sometimes, thats your co...

Committee, i like this composition or i dont. when you get a congressional subpoena, you have to comply with it. when you get a request for information, we would hope would you do so voluntarily. >> thats the question. what is the lesson you have learned from -- you have a statutory fix in the legislation you propose today that would strengthen congressional subpoenas. whats the lesson about tactics or approach about those from the stonewalling that in some ways ended up being partially successf...

I mean, i think that obviously theres a connection in the idea of the composition and the juxtaposition of ideas within a frame and choice of lens and position and stuff, and light. but i find it a very different discipline, taking still photographs. its a different way of telling a story. youve got a single image that youre trying to put a couple of ideas in. and usually its a very simple idea. how would you define the role of cinematographer? youre regarded as one of the best. that question! w...

To collect dna, the composition of the body, whether it was outdoors apparently, how does all of that factor in? >> number one, the dna is going to stay despite any decomposition. normally, if the body has deteriorated a great deal, the soft tissues, skin and muscle, the dna can be extracted from the leg bones. thats not a problem. that stays good for decades, in the bone and teeth. she had other ways of being identified also. dental records that she had from dental identification. from x-rays t...