Download your Companion PDF ($1): https://gum.co/GainN *Free for $5 Patrons! In Episode 5, we look at Willard’s drunken night in the hotel room at the beginning of the movie with info on cinematographer Vittorio Storaro’s technique of using Venetian blinds to create a striking separation of light and darkness, how Francis Ford Coppola directed Martin Sheen, Sheen’s cut hand from breaking the mirror, and the impact the scene had on Sheen’s life. Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler #ApocalypseNow #FrancisFordCoppola #MakingApocalypseNow Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler Instagram: http://instagram.com/cinematyler This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. Affiliate Links: Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola: https://amzn.to/2ls8R2n The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie: https://amzn.to/2ltZUWi Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers: https://amzn.to/2lUFxSr Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut: https://amzn.to/2m6QTmj The Playboy Interviews: The Directors: https://amzn.to/2lu5sA6 New Waves in Cinema by Sean Martin: https://amzn.to/2nCaJX7 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse: https://amzn.to/2m6QTmj Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola By Gene D. Phillips: https://amzn.to/33KoVwK Sources: Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut (Commentary, 8mm Footage, Outtakes) Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse Martin Sheen interview with Bob Costas: https://bit.ly/39SPKC7 DGA 2011: https://bit.ly/2wExGxe Cannes interview (Eyes on Cinema): https://bit.ly/32hmJ0l Vittorio Storaro NYFF55: https://bit.ly/38Rj9ML American Cinematographer: https://bit.ly/2VaH2uR (Cinephilia & Beyond) Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M (Great 'Lost Photographs' of Apocalypse) - Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now (2019 dir. Baris Azman): http://bit.ly/2x6WCOf Movie Clips: Apocalypse Now (1979 dir. Francis Ford Coppola) The Conformist (1970 dir. Bernardo Bertolucci) The Vietnam War (2017 dir. Ken Burns) Music: Epidemic Sound