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Sir Roger Alexander Deakins CBE (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography , and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations.
Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer who has worked on films by the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. He has won two Oscars and is known for his use of spherical lenses and visual consultancy for Pixar's WALL-E.
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Sep 28, 2015 · Learn about Roger Deakins, the award-winning cinematographer of films like The Assassination of Jesse James. Join the website to access his lighting plans, chat with him and other members, and get newsletters.
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Although Deakins has published Byways, a collection of his 50 years of street photography, he has no secret sauce on the subject. “I can’t say anything is important about street photography,” says the photographer. “Whatever is important to one person may be of no consequence to another. That is what makes the photographic image interesting. We all...
Deakins remembers taking his first photograph in 1969 in Bournemouth, England. A man and a woman are eating lunch on a bench outside a ladies’ room with a sign that says, “Keep it to Yourself.” “I used to hitchhike to various locations and spend the day with my camera,” recounts the cinematographer of the twenty-third Bond film, Skyfall.“Sometimes,...
Deakins’ first camera was a Praktica film SLR. The digital camera he has used the most is the Leica M8. The movie/video camera he has relied on the most in the last five years is the Arri Alexa LF(sensor slightly larger than full frame). “An Alexa LF…I like the image it produces, and I like the way it fits me as an operator,” says the cinematograph...
Deakins never planned on becoming a cinematographer. His first passion was photography. He finished art school in Bath and then worked for a small arts center in North Devon. His job was to photograph local scenes. It was then that the National Film School opened. “After I discovered a love for a photographic image, it seemed natural to explore whe...
Learn about the legendary cinematographer's passion for black-and-white photography and his book Byways. See his stunning images from over 50 years of traveling and shooting movies worldwide.
Learn about the life and career of Roger Deakins, an English cinematographer who won an Oscar for Blade Runner 2049. Find out his trademarks, awards, trivia, and filmography on IMDb.
Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins breaks down his most iconic films, including '1917,' '... "I'll never talk to you again if you don't direct it."
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May 31, 2015 · FIlmography of Roger A. Deakins, Cinematographer. A list of films shot by Roger A. Deakins as well as the animated films he was visual consultant on.
