
Roger Deakins
Cinematography · b. 1949 · Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC (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. He has collaborated multiple times with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards. He is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in mainstream cinema. An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to ... British film". He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2011 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter organization. Deakins was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film in 2013 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 2021 New Year Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Deakins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies12
MovieDocumentaryAn intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sam Mendes’ “Jarhead,” featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jaime Foxx.
Movie7.8DocumentaryTV MovieDuring the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers, mainly concerning their past. The documentary consists of featured interviews with many of the actors that they have worked with, along with family, friends and crew members.
The Coen Brothers
2000 · 4 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryFilm Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · 14 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryAn appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006 · 6 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryA documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.
Who Needs Sleep?
2006 · 6 votes
- MovieDocumentary
Making of "The Man Who Wasn't There".
Movie5.5DocumentaryA Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010 · 2 votes
Movie6.1DocumentaryMatthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.
The Rules of Film Noir
2009 · 14 votes
Movie6.8Documentary110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.
Cinematographer Style
2006 · 11 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryIn Search of Kundun, a “making-of” documentary that is so much more, follows Scorsese as he plans his epic film and shoots in Morocco, and continues on to an audience with the Dalai Lama himself in the foothills of the Himalayas. Edited from over a hundred hours of footage, the documentary captures Scorsese’s fervor as a filmmaker and a man, the modest yet charismatic Dalai Lama, and the plight of the exiled Tibetans. -Denver Film Society
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998 · 3 votes
- MovieDocumentary
Behind-the-scenes video covering the groundbreaking digital post-production process of color grading the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou".
MovieDocumentaryTwo part making of ("To Be Human - Casting Blade Runner 2049" and "Designing The World of Blade Runner 2049") included on the Blu-Ray release
Series3
TV7.0An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Oscars
1953 · 84 votes
TV6.2Talk ShowSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 19 votes
TV7.2DocumentaryA documentary series exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen, to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie?
Cursed Films
2020 · 44 votes