Sir Roger Deakins, the legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer behind Skyfall, 1917, Blade Runner 2049 and many more, has been knighted by Prince Charles at Windsor Castle.
Roger Deakins, the multiple Academy Award-winning cinematographer who has filmed countless Hollywood classics throughout several decades, has now been knighted by Prince Charles for services to film. The 72-year-old director of photography was born in the English county of Devon, and is widely recognized as one of the greatest cinematographers of all time.
Deakins has also shot an assortment of cinematic triumphs such as 1984, Shawshank Redemption, No Country for Old Men, Fargo and many others. He began his career in the 1970s, and the famed cinematographer has not slowed down in the decades since. Next up, he is shooting the high profile film Empire of Light, which is being directed by Sam Mendes, who has also collaborated with Deakins many times in the past on James Bond films Skyfall and Spectre, and on Jarhead.
Prince Charles also asked Deakins during the special ceremony if the No Country For Old Men cinematographer he was still excited about the work that he does, to which he replied, “Yes, still enthusiastic, of course.” With this honor of knighthood, he is now known as Sir Roger Deakins.
Deakins has influenced an incalculable amount of directors, cinematographers, as well as artists of all kinds throughout his legendary career. Mendes previously said of Deakins that he is “as close as you can get to a genius in cinematography." Meanwhile, Dune director Denis Villeneuve has praised the cinematographer for “the strength of his storytelling, as well as being a master with light.
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