According the Deadline.com, 'The Godfather' films helmer Coppola, said that Willis ice-skated on the film emulsion and was a rare cinematic mastermind with a precise aesthetic.Allen, with whom the late cinematographer worked on films such as 'Manhattan', 'Annie Hall' and 'Stardust Memories' among others, said that Willis was one of the few people who actually lived up to all the hype about him