Some of the smallest things on a smaller film, to me, are greater achievements than on a big film when you have the resources and the time and everything else. Roger Deakins achievementbigfilm Change image and share on social
I think technology has advanced so far now that there are some cameras on the market that give film a run for its money. It's all about flexibility in capturing images, and digital or film, it doesn't matter to me. Roger Deakins advancecameracapture share on social
Every scene is a challenge. There are technical challenges, but often it's the simplest challenge where you feel a sense of achievement when you pull it off. Roger Deakins achievementchallengefeel Change image and share on social
There are some sequences in films that I think work filmicly, that stand out to me, but that's much more to do with the staging and the cutting and the mood of the thing as a sequence, the way everything comes together. Roger Deakins cutfilmfilmicly share on social
If you shoot with a billion cameras, then there's no perspective. You want to use one shot at a time, so it's better to discover what that is before you shoot, rather than trying to make something in the cutting room, and then it just becomes generic. Roger Deakins billioncameracut share on social
I'd done a big movie that I wasn't happy with, and I was moving out of London when I got approached about Barton Fink, because my agent said the brothers were in London. We hit it off immediately, and suddenly I found myself on the way to America! Roger Deakins agentamericaapproach share on social
I don't approach films purely in context of genre. Roger Deakins approachcontextfilm Change image and share on social
There's nothing worse than an ostentatious shot. Or some lighting that draws attention to itself, and you might go, 'Oh, wow, that's spectacular.' Or that spectacular shot, a big crane move, or something. Roger Deakins attentionbadlybig share on social
I like simplicity. I like using natural sources. I like images to look natural - as though somebody sitting in a room by a lamp is being lit by that lamp. Roger Deakins imagelamplight Change image and share on social
