▁Schles inger ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Ste adic am ▁technique ▁( although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁released ). ▁ ▁After ▁shooting ▁ 1 8 ▁films ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years , ▁Hall ▁took ▁an ▁ 1 1 - year ▁break . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁noted ▁cinemat ograph er ▁H askell ▁W ex ler ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁commercial ▁production ▁company ▁( V inson , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ). ▁This ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁not ▁only ▁be ▁the ▁cam er aman ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁work , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁director . ▁The ▁break ▁for ▁him ▁was ▁about ▁understanding ▁and ▁learning ▁from ▁others ▁about ▁their ▁unique ▁techniques . ▁As ▁Hall ▁stated : ▁" At ▁heart ▁I ▁am ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁cinemat ograph er . ▁I ' m ▁a ▁film maker ." ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁expl oration ▁of ▁writing , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Wild ▁Pal ms . ▁ ▁Hall ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁shoot ▁Black ▁W id ow . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Hall ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁crew ▁for ▁T equ ila ▁Sun r ise ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁comp lications . ▁His ▁work ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁sixth ▁Oscar ▁nom ination . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁ASC ▁gave ▁Hall ▁an ▁out standing ▁achiev ement ▁award . ▁After ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁T equ ila ▁Sun r ise , ▁he ▁picked