George A. Romero and Welles.

[tonyw]

While listening to an interview with Romero on one of the recently released DVDs of his early work, he stated that Hitchcock's influence on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was non-existent. Instead, he mentioned Welles Shakespearean films. In view of the three films he made with Welles scholar Richard France, surely some contact should be made with the latter as he appears to be as equally marginalized in Welles's scholarship as Welles was in Hollywood.

[Roger Ryan]

I was surprised to hear Romeo (recorded in Toronto in 2012) note that the look of Night of the Living Dead derived specifically from Welles' Macbeth and Othello, but can see the influence in the feverish close-ups (often at extreme angles) and shots inherently lacking continuity being made more seamless by cutting on action (something Welles was forced to do on Othello).

[tonyw]

The common denominator between NIGHT AND OTHELLO is low budget and the necessity of shooting over a long period of time relatively speaking, to say nothing about the b/w cinematography used by both directors in specific ways.