 The eyesight of cinematographer Claude Renoir (I) (qv) was failing  at the time and he could not see to the end of the massive  supertanker set, with its shiny surfaces and its vastness. As a  result, he could not supervise the lighting. Ken Adam (qv) turned  to his friend Stanley Kubrick (qv), who under the condition of  complete secrecy supervised the lighting. He suggested to use  flood