Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Page #9

I would like to think

it's an art form,

but there's always the stigma of cinema

because it's populist,

but those who are, you know,

wonderful literary figures,

critics et cetera, intellectuals,

will feel that cinema is a popular form,

therefore it's not really art.

When I see him,

I see the young eyes of a child peering.

It reminds me of the eyes

of Chagall the painter,

very inquisitive.

How do you get...almost

like a spiritual image in your mind

and try to make that concrete?

An idea that hits you here,

an image that hits you here,

and then you have to translate it

through this piece of equipment.

Some people, in an effort to be

kind and complimentary, say, "Ah, Jack,

"they don't make films

like those old Technicolor films."

But that's all nonsense.

To me, the standard of photography

has improved, you know, enormously.

Go on, keep going, keep going.

OK, quiet, please, everyone.

See what I'm going for?

- Why don'tyou want to retire?

- No...I think I'd hate the idea.

I've got a big horizon.

There's painting in between,

which is nice to do.

And hopefully, one of these days,

I'll just drop dead on the film set.

This is the first time

an honorary Oscar has been given

to a cinematographer.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is

my special privilege to present to you

Mr. Jack Cardiff.

Thank you.

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