After Haskell Wexler passed this week, our thoughts immediately turned to his contemporary Vilmos Zsigmond. Unfortunately our fears have been realized much sooner than we thought : (

Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, winner of an Oscar for his achievements on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and a nominee for “The Deer Hunter,” “The River” (1984) and the “The Black Dahlia” (2006), has died at 85. His business partner Yuri Neyman said he died January 1.

VARIETY: Vilmos Zsigmond, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 85

One Perfect Shot: ONE OF THE GREATS HAS GONE, VILMOS ZSIGMOND PASSES AWAY AT 85

Our Vilmos filter in our Warm & Natural set is one small way the Filmakr app pays tribute to Zsigmond. As well as our MaCabe filter.

Also check out the great documentary film No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos