TM and © 1999 Touchstone/Buena Vista and its related entities. All rights reserved. PROPERTY OF TOUNCHSTONE/BUENA VISTA. PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. SALE, DUPLICATION, OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THIS MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.	Conrad Hall, ASC (American Society of Cinematographers), won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). In addition to A Civil Action, his Oscar nominations include: Morituri (1965); The Professionals (1966); In Cold Blood (1967); The Day Of The Locust (1975); Tequila Sunrise (1988); and Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993). Hall describes the legal thriller A Civil Action as "essentially a tragedy". Since we set the film in Boston during the winter, when the light is more cool and overcast, I began working in the mood of that season, with bare trees and water reflecting white, stark skies. "Composition is terribly important, and such a crucial tool in storytelling. You use the frame to communicate the feeling you want to convey in the shot. By centering a character, or placing them on a side, you use the composition to support the moment that counts dramatically. You don't necessarily have to have a great composition every second. But when the dramatic import of the scene is crucial, the composition should reflect that and aid the shot in being effective." Hall used Eastman EXR 5298 for most interiors and night scenes. Day exteriors and brighter day interiors were shot on EXR 5248 and EXR 5293.