Picture Perfect

July, 1989

Picture PerfectE.T.'S index finger lights in an orange glow as it lifts to touch Elliott's forehead. The extraterrestrial's right eye squints and his cheek rises in sadness. The spaceship's illumination casts a moonlike aura around his head, while his glowing red heart shines a light on Elliott that suggests another celestial body, the setting sun.When creating E.T., Steven Spielberg selected every shade of light, every crease in the extraterrestrial's skin, with extraordinary care. But if you w...