Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC (born August 27, 1955) is an American cinematographer. He has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematographer three times, for his work on JFK, The Aviator and Hugo. Richardson is and has been a frequent collaborator for several directors, including Oliver Stone, John Sayles, Errol Morris, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese. He is one of three living persons who has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematographer three times.

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‘One of the few noticeable hallmarks of a Robert Richardson composition is his famous “halo” look. You’ll see it in Stone’s JFK and Born on the Fourth of July, Scorsese’s Casino and The Aviator, and Tarantino’s Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds‘

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INSPIRATION FOR NEW FILMING STYLES AND EXAMPLES OF FILMS IN WHICH THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION FOR PERIOD ACCURATE STYLE BUT ANOTHER STYLE WAS UTILISED:

‘On The Aviator, we did not attempt to re-create the choreography of period-style camera moves.’

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