The death of the photographer of "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement

Gordon Willis

According to foreign media reports, Gordon Willis, a famous cinematographer and Oscar lifetime achievement award winner, recently passed away at the age of 82. Willis has worked with a number of master directors, including the "Godfather" series, "Anne Hall", "Manhattan" and so on.

Known as the "Prince of Darkness" and "Shadow Master", Willis is adept at using a large number of shadows to shape the lens, and even half of the picture is obscured by shadows. He thought it would be possible to highlight the film's sinister, intrigue-filled tone through shadows.

Willis is considered the royal cinematographer of the great director Woody Allen, and the two have collaborated on "Deep in My Heart", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Danny Rose on Broadway", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Once Upon a Time in Stardust", "The Legend of Westrid", "Manhattan", "Anne Hall" and other works. In addition, the "Godfather" series of the famous film history of the great director Francis Ford Coppola is also starred by him. Born in New York, Willis has shot a number of excellent works set in his hometown.

Willis was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for "The Godfather 3" and "The Legend of Xili", but unfortunately failed to win the award. In 2009 he received the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. (Yu Yue)