This one is one of my favorites, because it focuses on one of my favorite aspects of The Terminator - the stunning cinematography. The April 1985 issue of American Cinematographer gave a great spotlight on Adam Greenberg's work on The Terminator, and Greenberg himself talks about the process and how they went for the Noir feel of the 1940's:
Director James Cameron states that his film influences are the German Impressionists of the Thirties and film noir of the Forties. "That was exactly how I saw it when I first read the script" says Greenberg. "I was aiming for a cool look, lots of dark shadows, strong back light...a very hard, strong, contrasty look"
It's also a second magazine that singles out the eye removing scene as disturbing, and Greenberg talks about how the actual puncturing of the eye isn't shown but the audience is tricked into thinking it does. Adam also praises Jim Cameron and talks about how much better it is when the director has a personal attachment to the project
Unfortunately only three black and white photographs and three pages are dedicated to the subject of Adam Greenberg's work on The Terminator, but it's still a great spotlight so to speak.
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