Anything he has ever touched is brilliant.

13:20 - "The most exciting thing is that performance, _there_; you don't want to get between the audience and that performance. That's always been my philosophy of cinematography. When I see the camera doing all these elaborate things, I think, "Well, _Why?_" And I go back to Antonioni and Jean-Pierre Melville, and *when the camera moves, there's a really deliberate point it's trying to make to the audience by making that move, making that composition."* Yes. Just... _yes._

Skyfall was breathtaking and Fargo looked amazing, but in my opinion Deakin's best work is No Country for Old Men. He outdid himself with that one.

This man is amazingly humble and incredibly generous with his sharing of knowledge. One of the finest cinematographers in the history of film making and he acts as if he's just another Joe trying to do ok. I am such a huge fan and became even a bigger fan after this interview. Thanks for posting this.

Warms my heart. His philosophical approach to film making is so inspiring. Words cannot describe the amount of respect I have for Roger.

Agree. "Assasination of Jesse James..." train scene is one of the best lit scenes I have ever seen. I doubt I will see ever another scene that makes my jaw drop like that one because of the lighting. Truly amazing. This man is a master.

I love this guy, so down to earth even though he is to me a genius. Great interview by the way! Thanks for sharing.

A great interview. I liked how Deakins was into it. An exceptional cinematographer, he communicates exactly what he feels.

Roger Deakins, a great cinematographer. Love this interview.

So many reasons to call him my favorite cinematographer. His visions are so clear and communicated so effectively that people don't notice what an impact his images give us as viewers. I'm dying to meet him! (Go Coen Bros!)

Huge thanks for this interview :)

True Grit was shot beautifully. I was really impressed with it.

Your eyes are the best eyes that we have!!!!

I like that this is just the raw footage. amazing cinematographer.

God knows, it is high time Roger! !

Likeable. Understated.

Nice interview. He's truly a legendary DoP

He's amazing, he was nominated for best cinematography in the same year for No Country for old men and Jesse James. He's brilliant, i really hope he wins for True Grit.

Great overlooked movie.

Nicely done!

I'd love to see Kundun. Wish I could. It's never shown on any TV channel. That Disney bowed down to the Communists in refusing to promote or distribute the film is disgusting and what Eisner said about Kundun being a mistake and that he's glad no one watched it is revolting, cowardly and lacks even a trace of artistic integrity. What a weasel. The reviews all say how exquisitely filmed it is and Deakins won many awards for his work.

A true king

can't wait for the skyfall interview ;)

Makes me proud, knowing that a fellow Brit helped create some of the best films of all time ;)

True Brit

TRUE GIFT

Genius

They should do an interview on Seamus McGarvey, Atonment and Anna Karenina have some amazing cinematography

deakins: awesome. when he took over from Sonnenfeld a whole other level of subtle visuals came into the work.

this guy needs an oscar

I left the view because the intervier is a duche, Deakin's the BEST !

Nice eye! How long have you been shooting?

5:18 love that subtle dolly zoom

its economics mate, simple as that, innit.

Can't believe they are actually in his backyard.

genius

The buried film was Kundun.

He was talking about the movie In Time

The great one speaks... :)

We tried. Repeatedly. Focus couldn't get t together.

omg did i just hear deakins 'loving' digital :|

Funny how they got a Brit to photograph the all-American remake of the all-American western.

well,... "y'know..."

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was his best work in my opinion.

we confuse technique and content/composition and he's disappointed by emphasis of style over substance .....basically economics and tools triumphing over creativity.... I love listening to people who've lived through a number of fads

Nick Goossen for days!!!

What's with the distracting camera work? You guys started recording before the equipment was set up?

It's pretty hard to define.....some people say a "cinematographer" is someone who lights AND operates the camera, and a director of photography is usually on a bigger film where there's a large crew working under you, and you are "directing" the crew and the lighting/photography of the film and are less "hands on". But I think it's pretty vague and the terms are really quite interchangeable.

the background in focus and himself soft focus is not a mistake it's a deep sarcasm commentary,.....i think

i wish i cud've met him/

21:50 - Which movie are they talking about here? I can't really follow..

maybe superior but is it better for any kind of movie?

An interview with one of the greatest cinematographers of all time shot like Homer Simpson is operating the handy cam in overexposed and poorly mic'd setting.

He watches screeners? Isn't the quality of those sub par?

360p!!

The interviewer seems like he's really struggling on this one.

Ohh :(

Ummm I didn't actually make this. Who said you could use my name!!! :p

Did anyone catch the name of the movie which was "burried" by the studios? I couldn't make it out with my ears and his accent.

Questions cant be ever stupid! Only answers can! Remember that.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE find someone more knowledgable, better spoken, and better prepared to conduct these interviews. Deakins is a master with an incredible amount of knowledge to share and he's bored by this interview.

Camera man, start paying attention around 13:30

Why did the studio bury Kundun?

Is he left handed ?

or he has reached another level of enlightenment that is starting to visually protrude from him!

Shots and angles used to say so much... now they seem so flat or too busy, and what's with the never giving the main person on camera no 'looking space'?

Jesse James?!

5mins in - Being a cinematographer is like being the middle man on a production. Just when you have a brilliant idea and all those years of photography come into play the director will over rule you. Being a cinematographer is always like this. You just have to go with it. If the director is crap then the movie will look like crap then you can't use it for a show piece of your style. They often are little more than the manager of the camera and lighting crew unfortunately.

As opposed to a comment saying "True Brit"?

Everything said by Roger catches my attention...but a zoom in movement??? Really???? Who's conducting the interview then?

It's pity that no translation

stupid questions for a wise cinematographer, sadly

The Assassinaion of Jesse James was incredible. You either haven't seen the movie or don't know what great cinematography is :) Skyfall, No Country for Old Men, True Grit and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was the best in my opinon

Having trouble figuring out the filmmakers he references twice. Something like: antonioni john & pierre melville Help :)

Read your comment. Non sequitur? Yep.

Questions were extremely basic

Sergio Leon is number one for the stark and raw style i love, Roger comes in at a very respectable number 2 slot.

@ColdHeartP Good thing he's not in the business of being in front of the camera.

One of the best around, besides Robert Richardson and Robert Elswit!!

Which True Grit? There's only ONE, you know. For Bridges to try to re-do John Wayne was a foolish concept, from the get go. He could only come off looking pathetic and a little pitiful, by comparison. Which he did. Not that that has anything to do with the cinematography. Just that THAT film, the remake, never should have happened. Bad idea. I walked out on it, so I can't have much of an opinion on the cinematography, which as a photographer I normally watch very carefully and with great interest, and appreciation, when it's good. Deakins is a very thoughtful and intelligent cinematographer. Interesting to hear his wise philosophy and thoughts on cinematography.

A genius - pity about the Jimmy Saville look :-)

hehe

from the point of view of someone who is trying to learn something, but conducting interviews in this manner is iritating and luckily deakins is patient enough to try to respond to some of the blubberish

Simplier IS better

so, a cinematographer advocating for digital. I still don't see it. film is superior.

The interviewer is sooooo annoying...