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He also made short music videos for Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, Marvin Gaye, Tracey Ullman, Madness, Level 42 and Meat Loaf.
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ĭuring the late 1970s and early 1980s, Deakins was involved in a number of music-related projects, including Blue Suede Shoes, a music documentary about the British rockabilly scene, the concert film Van Morrison in Ireland, and the Ray Davies musical film Return to Waterloo.
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He also shot anthropological documentaries in India and Sudan. His first, Zimbabwe, was a clandestine documentation of the Rhodesian Bush War, while his second, Eritrea – Behind Enemy Lines, depicted the Eritrean War of Independence. Deakins was hired to film two documentaries in Africa. An early project of his involved filming a nine-month trip on a yacht as an entrant of the Whitbread Round the World Race, titled Around the World with Ridgeway. Career Early career Īfter graduating, Deakins found work as a cameraman, assisting in the production of projects for about seven years. Director Michael Radford was one of Deakins's schoolmates. He spent the following year wandering the countryside, photographing rural life in North Devon, before finally being admitted to the National Film School in 1972. Īfter college, Deakins applied to the newly opened National Film School, but was denied admission as his photography was considered not "filmic" enough. While studying in Bath, Deakins developed a passion for photography he cited the photographer Roger Mayne, who was then a guest lecturer at the academy, as a major source of inspiration. He took up painting from a young age, and subsequently enrolled in the Bath Academy of Art in Bath, Somerset, where he studied graphic design. Deakins attended Torquay Boys' Grammar School. His father ran a construction company, while his mother was an actress and amateur painter. ĭeakins was born in Torquay in the English county of Devon. In the 2021 New Year Honours he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. Deakins received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2011, and in 2013 he was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film. British film" Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, A Beautiful Mind, Skyfall, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, and 1917, the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.Īn alumnus of the National Film and Television School, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to . He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from fifteen nominations. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinematographers and to the American Society of Cinematographers. Sir Roger Alexander Deakins CBE (born ) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. 2020 1917 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography