Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Infobox Actor
name = Roger Deakins
birthdate = birth date and age|1949|5|24
birthplace = Torquay, Devon, England
baftaawards = Best Cinematography
2001 "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2007 "No Country for Old Men"

Roger Deakins (born May 24, 1949) is a BAFTA Award-winning English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen Brothers. Deakins is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.

Early life

Deakins was born in Torquay, Devon, England, the son of Josephine (née Messum), an actress, and William Albert Deakins, a builder. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Roger-Deakins.html] While growing up in Torquay as a young adolescent, Roger spent most of his time in and out of school focusing on his primary interest: painting. Several years later, Roger enrolled in the Bath School of Art and Design (in the city of Bath) – where he studied graphic design. While studying in Bath, Roger discovered his love of still photography. As it turned out, he was a very talented photographer, and this led him be hired to create a photographic documentary of his hometown, Torquay. About a year or so later, Deakins transferred to the National Film and Television School in England.

Documentary work

Shortly after graduating, Deakins found work as a cameraman, assisting in the production of documentaries in various locations abroad for approximately seven years. During this seven year stint, Roger's first project involved a nine month trip as one of the entrants of a ‘round-the-world yacht race called, "Around the World With Ridgeway". This project captured the lives and growing tensions between several of the yacht's crewmen. Roger received high praise for his work out at sea showing the parallels between these teammates and shipmates. After completing "Around the World With Ridgeway", Deakins was immediately hired by television studios to film several documentaries in Africa. His first, "Zimbabwe", was a powerful and informative depiction of the genocide that had been going on there, following Zimbabwe's devastating civil war. His second African documentary was called, "Eritrea – Behind Enemy Lines", which was another depiction of conflict, this time within the borders of Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

From the time of his work in Africa until the early 1980s, Deakins continued his cinematographic and directorial work in documentaries as well as the burgeoning field of music videos. His early work as both a director and cinematographer of music videos included Carl Perkins’ "Blue Suede Shoes", and the concert film, "Van Morrison in Ireland". Subsequently, Roger was productive and his work in England and France continued through the seventies and late eighties, when he worked on "Towers of Babel", "Sid and Nancy", "The Kitchen Toto", and "Pacali's Island".

Feature films

Roger Deakins’ first feature film in America as a cinematographer was "Mountains of the Moon (film)" (1990). He later began his first collaboration with the Coen Brothers in 1991 on the film "Barton Fink". Since then, Deakins has been the Brothers’ main cinematic collaborator and has been their principal cinematographer.

Deakins received his first major award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his outstanding achievement in cinematography for the internationally praised major motion picture, "The Shawshank Redemption". The ASC continued to honor Deakins with outstanding achievement nominations for his later works, including "Fargo", "Kundun", "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and his second win for "The Man Who Wasn't There". In 2008, Deakins became the first cinematographer in history to receive dual ASC nominations for his works, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and "No Country for Old Men". The latter won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. In addition, he received Academy Award nominations for both films.

Roger Deakins has received seven Academy Award nominations for the previously mentioned films, in addition to high praise from critic associations in both America and Britain.

Deakins received much praise, both critically and publicly for his cinematography on the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford".

Personal life

His primary hobby is taking still photographs. Before he entered the National Film School, he spent a year in North Devon, England, documenting the way of life on the farms and in the villages. This cemented his passion for still photography that continues to this day. On the rare days that he is not in his boat while in Devon, he enjoys traveling to various places to augment his growing series of images.

Filmography

*Revolutionary Road 2008
*Doubt 2008
*The Reader 2008
*WALL-E 2008
*No Country for Old Men (film) 2007
*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
*In The Valley of Elah 2007
*Jarhead 2005
*The Village 2004
*The Ladykillers 2004
*House of Sand and Fog 2003
*Intolerable Cruelty 2003
*The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
*A Beautiful Mind 2001
*O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
*The Big Lebowski 1998
*Kundun 1997
*Fargo 1996
*Dead Man Walking 1995
*The Shawshank Redemption 1994
*The Hudsucker Proxy 1994
*Barton Fink 1991
*Air America 1990
*Stormy Monday 1988
*Personal Services 1987
*Sid and Nancy 1986
*Defence of the Realm 1985
*1984 1984

References

External links

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* [http://www.itvlocal.com/westcountry/news/?player=WCT_home_26&void=155067 I just had to pinch myself] , Interview with Roger Deakins on ITV Local Westcountry
* [http://www.cameraguild.com/index.html?interviews/chat_deakins/index.htm~top.main_hp Information on Roger Deakins at the International Cinematographers Guild]
* [http://www.indigestmag.com/deakins1.htm An interview with Roger Deakins] from [http://www.indigestmag.com InDigest Magazine]


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