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Know his work. the oscar-winning "close encounters." "the deer hunter." his evolutionary work on "mccabe and mrs. miller." "the long good-bye." "deliverance." he created a whole new palette, took crazy risks, changed film language in ways people still try to imitate. and he's making our camera crew very nervous, i can tell you. >> you taught yourself to shoot. >> basically, i always tried to use my father's kodak camera. with my luck i became sick. it's a kidney disease. i was in bed for a month and an uncle of mine gave me a book about a great photographer.