https://onset.shotonwhat.com -1- Organizing the World's Behind the Scenes Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-on-the-set-of-all-the-presidents-men/ https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-on-the-set-of-all-the-presidents-men/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:07:37 +0000 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-on-the-set-of-all-the-presidents-men/ -2- Cinematographer Gordon Willis on location with director/actor Woody Allen, shooting 'Annie Hall' Long Island NY 1977 Gordon Willis was an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Willis didn't work on that many movies, relative to other cinematographers of his generation. He started in feature films late, lensing director Aram Avakian's controversial 1970 establishment take-down End Of The Road at age 38, after spending years as a cameraman-for-hire in New York; and Willis worked on his last film, The Devil's Own, in 1997, deciding that he had no patience for the direction that cinema was heading. But between 1970 and 1985 in particular, Willis joined the likes of Haskell Wexler, Néstor Almendros, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist, and Michael Ballhaus as part of a wave of cinematographers who were changing the way cinema looked, playing with lighting and film stock to give images a more tactile quality. One critic suggested that “more than any other director of photography, Willis defined the cinematic look of the 1970s.” Gordon Willis, Alan J Pakula #gordonwillis, #alanjpakula, #princeofdarkness, #AllThePresidentsMen Photo Credit : ]]> -4- Cinematographer Gordon Willis on location with director/actor Woody Allen, shooting 'Annie Hall' Long Island NY 1977 Gordon Willis was an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Willis didn't work on that many movies, relative to other cinematographers of his generation. He started in feature films late, lensing director Aram Avakian's controversial 1970 establishment take-down End Of The Road at age 38, after spending years as a cameraman-for-hire in New York; and Willis worked on his last film, The Devil's Own, in 1997, deciding that he had no patience for the direction that cinema was heading. But between 1970 and 1985 in particular, Willis joined the likes of Haskell Wexler, Néstor Almendros, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist, and Michael Ballhaus as part of a wave of cinematographers who were changing the way cinema looked, playing with lighting and film stock to give images a more tactile quality. One critic suggested that “more than any other director of photography, Willis defined the cinematic look of the 1970s.” Gordon Willis, Alan J Pakula #gordonwillis, #alanjpakula, #princeofdarkness, #AllThePresidentsMen ]]> https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-on-the-set-of-all-the-presidents-men/feed/ 0 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-the-prince-of-darkness-on-location/ https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-the-prince-of-darkness-on-location/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:13:31 +0000 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-the-prince-of-darkness-on-location/ -2- Cinematographer Gordon Willis on location with director/actor Woody Allen, shooting 'Annie Hall' Long Island NY 1977 Gordon Willis was an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen’s Annie Hall and Manhattan. Willis didn’t work on that many movies, relative to other cinematographers of his generation. He started in feature films late, lensing director Aram Avakian’s controversial 1970 establishment take-down End Of The Road at age 38, after spending years as a cameraman-for-hire in New York; and Willis worked on his last film, The Devil’s Own, in 1997, deciding that he had no patience for the direction that cinema was heading. But between 1970 and 1985 in particular, Willis joined the likes of Haskell Wexler, Néstor Almendros, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist, and Michael Ballhaus as part of a wave of cinematographers who were changing the way cinema looked, playing with lighting and film stock to give images a more tactile quality. One critic suggested that “more than any other director of photography, Willis defined the cinematic look of the 1970s.” Woody Allen, Gordon Willis #gordon willis, #woody allen #prince of darkness #Annie Hall Photo Credit : Brian Hamill ]]> -4- Cinematographer Gordon Willis on location with director/actor Woody Allen, shooting 'Annie Hall' Long Island NY 1977 Gordon Willis was an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen’s Annie Hall and Manhattan. Willis didn’t work on that many movies, relative to other cinematographers of his generation. He started in feature films late, lensing director Aram Avakian’s controversial 1970 establishment take-down End Of The Road at age 38, after spending years as a cameraman-for-hire in New York; and Willis worked on his last film, The Devil’s Own, in 1997, deciding that he had no patience for the direction that cinema was heading. But between 1970 and 1985 in particular, Willis joined the likes of Haskell Wexler, Néstor Almendros, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist, and Michael Ballhaus as part of a wave of cinematographers who were changing the way cinema looked, playing with lighting and film stock to give images a more tactile quality. One critic suggested that “more than any other director of photography, Willis defined the cinematic look of the 1970s.” Woody Allen, Gordon Willis #gordon willis, #woody allen #prince of darkness #Annie Hall ]]> https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/cinematographer-gordon-willis-the-prince-of-darkness-on-location/feed/ 0 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/behind-the-scenes-gordon-willis-at-work-in-the-movie-annie-hall-1977/ https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/behind-the-scenes-gordon-willis-at-work-in-the-movie-annie-hall-1977/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:18:41 +0000 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/behind-the-scenes-gordon-willis-at-work-in-the-movie-annie-hall-1977/ -2- Gordon Willis and Woody Allen on the set of 1977’s Annie Hall.This film received Oscars in three other categories: two for Allen Best Director and, with Brickman, Best Original Screenplay. Gordon Willis, Woody Allen Photo Credit : Brian Hamill/Getty Images, from the New York Times ]]> -4- Gordon Willis and Woody Allen on the set of 1977’s Annie Hall.This film received Oscars in three other categories: two for Allen Best Director and, with Brickman, Best Original Screenplay. Gordon Willis, Woody Allen ]]> https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/behind-the-scenes-gordon-willis-at-work-in-the-movie-annie-hall-1977/feed/ 0 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/rare-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-the-godfather-trilogy-7/ https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/rare-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-the-godfather-trilogy-7/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2014 22:49:33 +0000 https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/rare-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-the-godfather-trilogy-7/ -2- Cinematographer Gordon Willis frames a shot. Willis shot all three part of the Godfather trilogy, finally receiving an overdue Oscar nomination for his work on the final part. He lost to Dean Semler for Dances with Wolves. Gordon Willis, Francis Ford Coppola #godfather Photo Credit : ]]> -4- Cinematographer Gordon Willis frames a shot. Willis shot all three part of the Godfather trilogy, finally receiving an overdue Oscar nomination for his work on the final part. He lost to Dean Semler for Dances with Wolves. Gordon Willis, Francis Ford Coppola #godfather ]]> https://onset.shotonwhat.com/gallery/rare-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-the-godfather-trilogy-7/feed/ 0