Roger Deakins: The "Tech Support Interview"
Roger Deakins’s status as perhaps Hollywood’s leading working cinematographer has been established for years. Hailing from England, the veteran lenser has earned five Oscar nominations in his career, for “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Fargo,” “Kundun,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There.” Other efforts have included “Jarhead,” “The Village,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Dead Man Walking,” “The Secret Garden” and “Barton Fink,” just to name a few.
His work can be seen on screen this year in three separate efforts: Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” The Coen brothers’ “No Country for Old Men” and Paul Haggis’ “In the Valley of Elah.” These films have highlighted Deakins’ talents yet again and will most certainly result in his earning more year-end accolades.
I had the opportunity to speak with Deakins on the weekend.
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Kris, do you think there will be only 3 Best Song nominees?
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| November 17, 2007 10:13 PM
Who knows...
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| November 18, 2007 12:07 AM
And don`t you think that "Across the Universe" could be nominated for Cinematography and Makeup?
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| November 18, 2007 06:57 PM