Roger Deakins on the Five Films Every Aspiring Cinematographer Should See

Roger Deakins has shot some of the most gorgeous films ever made – just don’t say that out loud when he’s in earshot. “Cinematography isn’t about beautiful images,” he tells me. “It’s about producing a whole series of images that serve a story. If I come out of a premiere and somebody says, ‘Oh, I love the shot when such and such …’ I know I’ve made a mistake.” This philosophy is explored more deeply in Deakins’ richly detailed new book, Reflections: Onhellip;

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