Tuesday, April 8, 2014





Roger Deakins: 






Cinematography/ Director of Photography  

  • Born in Devon, England on May 24, 1949
  • Married to Isabella James Purefoy Ellis 
  • Known for his work on Films by the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes
  • Member of both U.S. and British society of Cinematographers
Education:
  • Attended Bath School of Art and Design, National Film and Television School
List of Films

  •  Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  • Prisoners (2013)
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford (2007)
  • Jarhead (2005)
  • Skyfall (2012)
  • Revolutionary Road (2008)
  • The Big Lebowski (1998)
  • No Country for Old Men (2007)
  • Fargo (1996)
  • True Grit (2010)
  • O' Brother, Where Art Thou? (200)
  • A Serious Man (2009)
Trade Mark 
  • Loves to work with light and shadows
  • "Always about the Script" -Roger Deakins



Light and Shadow
Light and Color

The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford

Prisoners

True Grit

Jarhead


Character and Story 

The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford 

True Grit


The Hudsucker Proxy

A Serious Man

 Awards and Nominations:

  • American society of cinematography award for outstanding achievement in cinematography, Life time achievement award
  • BAFTA award for best cinematography
  • National society of film critics for best cinematography
  • Nikola Satillite award
  • Evening British Film award for best cinematography
  • Nominated for several Oscars but has not won just yet



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