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Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. was a German cinematographer and film director best known for photographing Metropolis , Dracula , and television's I Love Lucy . Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography and is credited with the invention of the unchained camera technique. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. January 1890 – 3. May 1969
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Famous Karl Freund Quotes

“As I watch television films on my own set I am continually aware that I do not have a complete control of the end results. For there is an engineer in every television station control booth who can change the screen image according to his instructions and depending upon the condition of his equipment. And there are the TV viewers who are their own "engineers." I believe that the time is not too distant when the only engineers will be the technicians who actually create the film that is transmitted. Only when that day arrives will we really have film quality comparable to motion picture standards as we know them today.”

Karl Freund

Filming The Lucy Show (December 1953)

“Despite the 43 years I've devoted to cinematography, I must admit that I was scarcely prepared for the many problems which were to confront me upon my initial excursion into the realm of television with the "I Love Lucy" show. Fortunately, this motion picture experience helped to cushion many of the serious problems and aided me in adapting myself to this new medium.”

Karl Freund

Filming The Lucy Show (December 1953)

“Retakes, a standard procedure on the Hollywood scene, are not desirable in making TV films with audience participation. Dubbed-in laughs are artificial and, consequently, used only in emergencies. Close-ups, another routine step in standard film-making, were discarded since such glamour treatment stood out like a sore thumb.”

Karl Freund

Filming The Lucy Show (December 1953)

“The public acceptance of "I Love Lucy" and "Our Miss Brooks" has been a source of great inspiration for me. The challenge has been a real one -- one I have found both stimulating and exciting.”

Karl Freund

Filming The Lucy Show (December 1953)

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