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Roger Deakins has said his knighthood is for everyone he has ever worked with as he received the royal honour at Windsor Castle The Devon-born cameraman, 72, was knighted for services to film by the Prince of Wales at an investiture on Tuesday. Speaking to PA afterwards, he said: “These things make me very nervous but I feel a bit more relaxed now. ”“It was very touching actually, very moving.

A version of this story about “Vivo” first appeared in the special animation section of Awards Preview issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.There is so much vying for your attention these days, especially in terms of animation, that it’s important to grip the attention and imagination of the audience as quickly as possible. For “Vivo,” the animated musical conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-written by his “In the Heights” collaborator Quiara Alegría Hudes, the approach was simple: envelop the viewer in the world of a singing kinkajou named Vivo (Miranda) who travels from Cuba to America to fulfill his master Andrés’ (Juan de Marcos González) last wish, with a big, brassy, cannot-look-away musical number.Easy enough, right? But what if the same number covered a huge amount of storytelling ground and emotional real estate? Oh, and it was captured in a single fluid take?As director and co-writer Kirk DeMicco tells it, the sequence wasn’t initially staged as a showstopping single take.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTwo-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins is best known for his effective and simple camera work on films such as “Skyfall,” “Blade Runner 2049” and “1917,” on which he collaborated with directors such as Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve.

Terry Flores Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins will receive the Visionary Award at the 2021 VIEW Conference, which runs from Oct. 17 to Oct.

If anyone can guide a new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal Sci-Fi novel “Dune” to a Best Picture nomination, it’s Denis Villeneuve. The auteur filmmaker earned a “surprise” Best Picture nod for “Arrival“ along with seven other nominations, including Best Director.

EXCLUSIVE: Fourteen of Hollywood’s top cinematographers – including Oscar winners John Toll, Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki and Erik Messerschmidt – have signed a letter urging the member companies of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to finally address “the hazards of unsafe working hours” that have been common in the film and TV industry for decades.

Zootopia), with visual consultation by Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins. Serving as the film’s composer and executive music producer is Tony and Grammy award-winner Alex Lacamoire (“The Greatest Showman”), and the film is executive produced by Miranda, Laurence Mark and Louis Koo Tin Lok.“Vivo” will be released through Netflix on August 6.

Top Boy and Steve McQueen‘s Small Axe, has joined the cast of Sam Mendes’ new film, Empire Of Light.Plot details for the upcoming movie – which co-stars Oscar winner Olivia Colman – have been kept under wraps, but according to Deadline, the film is a love story that will take place in a scenic old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.The film will also see 1917 cinematographer Roger Deakins reunite with Mendes for the film.Deadline reports that Ward, who scooped the EE BAFTA Rising

David Heuring When the 35th edition of the American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement convenes on April 18 to announce the winners, all eyes will be on the future of their craft.This year’s crop of nominees in the feature film category includes two fresh faces and three previous contenders — but a distinct lack of usual suspects and past superstars like Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki, Robert Richardson, Janusz Kaminski and Rodrigo Prieto.

Sam Mendes has found his follow-up to his Oscar-winning drama, 1917, teaming up with Olivia Colman and Searchlight for a 1980s-set love story. Mendes will direct Empire of Light, which he also wrote, with Colman set to star in the drama.

It’s been well over a year since Sam Mendes’ “1917” debuted in theaters and would go on to earn good box office and acclaim, including a stunning 10 Oscar nominations (winning 3). Clearly, Mendes is taking his time with choosing what will be his next feature.

Also Read: Olivia Colman to Star in Maggie Gyllenhaal's Directorial Debut 'The Lost Daughter'Mendes will also reunite on the film with cinematographer Roger Deakins, who won his second Oscar on the continuous, unedited look of Mendes’ war film “1917.”“I have long been an admirer of Searchlight and the dynamic way they have produced and released some of my favorite theatrical releases of recent years,” Mendes said in a statement.

Searchlight Pictures and Sam Mendes are teaming on the director’s next project with Searchlight boarding Empire of Light with Mendes on set to direct and Olivia Colman in negotiations to star. This will mark Mendes first film since his Oscar-nominated 1917 and will also mark the first time both he and Colman have worked together. The film will also re-team Mendes with cinematographer Roger Deakins, who won an Oscar for his work on 1917.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Cherry,” “Mank,” “News of the World,” “Nomadland” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” are among the films nominated by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) in the feature film category.The ASC nominees for feature film, documentary and television cinematography represent the organization’s picks for the most compelling visual filmmaking over the past 14 months.

It’s been quite a while since we last heard any updates on Joel Coen‘s first movie without brother Ethan, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” but we’re finally getting some news, and it will have cinephiles very excited. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021 In a recent episode of cinematographer Roger Deakins‘ podcast, Team Deakins, costume designer Mary Zophres revealed that cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel shot “The Tragedy of Macbeth” entirely in black and white.

Lesley Manville is among those being awarded in the British New Year Honours scheme, which this year will recognize 1,239 individuals for their "extraordinary contributions" to the U.K.

Naman Ramachandran “1917” cinematographer Roger Deakins, “Phantom Thread” actor Lesley Manville and “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio are among those in the arts named in Britain’s New Year honors list.Deakins, Oscar winner for “1917” and “Blade Runner 2049,” and Oscar nominated for 13 other movies, has been made a Knight Bachelor for his services to film.

Roger Deakins, the Oscar-winning 1917 cinematographer, has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honors list as the British monarch celebrated the careers of behind the scenes talent in the film and TV industry.

Will Tizard ContributorFilmmakers all use the same tools, more or less, but do so with endlessly varied methods, says cinematographer Roger Deakins.

Cinephiles may argue about many things, but Andrew Dominik‘s 2007 masterful film, “The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford,” is generally not one of them. While the film was an expensive box-office bomb for Warner Bros.

Roger Deakins is one of the most important cinematographers in the film industry. Best known for his work with directors like the Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve, his filmography includes “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Fargo,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “1917.” He has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice and has been nominated fifteen times.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterComposer Terence Blanchard will receive the TIFF Variety artisan award at the TIFF Tribute Awards, scheduled to air Sept. 15 on CTV.The news was announced Wednesday by Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, the co-heads of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Yesterday, we discussed a rare pandemic highlight: Team Deakins, the podcast that legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins—started with his wife and digital workflow consultant James Ellis Deakins. It’s cinephile mana with terrific guests and the latest is filmmaker Joel Coen, one half of the Coen Brothers.

The pandemic is awful, obviously, but there have been some highlights inspired by it. One of those highpoints is Team Deakins, the podcast that legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins—known for his work with the Coen Brothers, Martin Scorsese, and Denis Villeneuve, among many others—started with his wife and digital workflow consultant James Ellis Deakins.

In interviews with filmmakers, there’s a pretty common question that is lobbed at some of the more accomplished artists—what is your best film that no one saw? Obviously, every filmmaker (outside of a few rare examples like Quentin Tarantino) has a film or two that they take huge amounts of pride in but, for whatever reason, largely went unseen by the moviegoing public.

While we have bigger issues to discuss with the theatrical experience (considering there’s no such thing as a theatrical experience for many people right now due to COVID-19), there is still the ongoing debate over whether or not films have to be seen on the big screen or if you can still have a worthwhile viewing experience on a smaller screen, such as a TV, laptop, tablet, or even a smartphone.

Before he moved on to big-budget arthouse blockbusters like “Blade Runner 2049” and his upcoming “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve made a big first impression with his English-language debut “Prisoners.” The film was exquisitely shot, and managed to maintain suspense throughout its runtime, leaving the audience with an ambiguous ending.

Before he moved on to big-budget arthouse blockbusters like “Blade Runner 2049” and his upcoming “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve made a big first impression with his English-language debut “Prisoners.” The film was exquisitely shot, and managed to maintain suspense throughout its runtime, leaving the audience with an ambiguous ending.

Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is currently in postproduction on “Dune”, Hollywood’s second big-budget attempt to bring Frank Herbert’s iconic sci-fi novel to the screen (David Lynch directed the 1984 adaptation).

Here’s some great news for fans who are looking of cinematography and the art behind the camera; DOP extraordinaire Roger Deakins has started his own podcast and there are no less than six episodes already available to download. The Roger Deakins podcast is produced with his wife James Ellis Deakins, and Matt Wyman and can be downloaded on Apple’s podcast site right now.

1917 is one of the best war movies of the past few years and the many awards that it has been rewarded with are definitely well-deserved. Ahead of the home release, which is set for May, we have a fantastic new behind the scenes featurette focussing on the amazing Oscar-winning cinematography by Roger Deakins. Deakins voices this 13-minute featurette presented by Universal which is well worth your time if you’re a fan of the man and filmmaking in general.

As a female cinematographer, I am constantly asked how to find work or break into the system. Shooting the pilot for “Unbelievable” showed me that being a woman in this business isn’t about finding just any job — it’s about finding the right job with the right story and collaborators.

Roger Deakins has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for “1917” — his second Oscar in three years following his first Academy Award for “Blade Runner 2049.”

Before legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins picked up a movie camera for the first time, the British DP had already discovered a love for still photography.

Sam Mendes’s war film 1917 leads the Bafta accolades with seven wins.

No one is an island, and nowhere does that ring truer than in the craft of filmmaking. Every crewmember must be, in the words of John Donne, "a piece of the continent, a part of the main" — because making a movie is the ultimate trust exercise.