dante spinoOi aic □ □ 7 always have an idea about thefinal outcome when I start u .mkt s WNRf afilm. I can close my eyes and see the images in my mind. The language offilm has changed radically during recentyears. But the art is the same. It begins with an imitation 'The Last used ofreality. In of the Mohicans' we afew beams oflight and little smoke to penetrate a darkness in a thickforest. wanted the audience tofeel it was like the We what running through those dark woods at night. But what I really love isfilming faces. There is no one right way of lighting someone. That comes from inside. I think about the emotions the audience willfeel when on they see the editedfilm the that in screen. No two people do exactly the same way. That's what makes it an art." Dante Spinotti's credits include "Manhunter," "Crimes of the Heart," "Beaches," "The Com¬ fort of Strangers," "Frankie and Johnny," and "The Last of the Mohicans." His most current film is "Blink." LLJ Eastman System Motion Picture