"What I've always loved about film, documentary or fiction, is that everybody is working towards that one goal."
--ROGER DEAKINS
He has done a wide array of films, including but not limited to: (working from the most recent to oldest): The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, No Country for Old Men, A Beautiful Mind, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Hurricane, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Shawshank Redemption, Mountains of the Moon, and Nineteen Eighty-Four....
Here are some interviews:
What I really like about Deakins is his constant use of powerful imagery throughout his work. The Assassination of Jesse James has one of the most awesome scenes when the train is coming through the woods in the pitch black as the gang waits in the brush.
What is so cool about his work his he has done films that are considered some of the greatest of our generation. The Shawshank Redemption will probably be 30% of the entire country's favorite movie.
Deakins talks alot about trust between the DP and the director as that is the most important element achieving success. Even if the two aren't on the same page visually, having that trust will make things easier.
"The biggest thrill is looking through the camera and seeing a performance and a scene coming together and realizing it's special. Sometimes when something is working you get a tingle up your spine. It's a wonderful feeling when you realized you've captured a special moment."
Deakins makes an interesting argument that each film takes on a different genre and style to shooting. In his opinion,the look and how you shoot really comes off the script and the material. This is interesting because if you look at his body of work, he ranges from comedy, action, drama, black and white, music... he really can do it all and it shows with his widely successful repertoire of films.
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