tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33027145208076755162011-07-07T21:27:33.116-07:00hail to the (camera) geek.Jen Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044067465615988009noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302714520807675516.post-46705219209341245032010-06-13T10:29:00.001-07:002010-06-13T10:59:39.090-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IRRBaxO8nWE/TBUVoewPJRI/AAAAAAAAAAw/M9cZXgqFXg4/s1600/roger+deakins.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IRRBaxO8nWE/TBUVoewPJRI/AAAAAAAAAAw/M9cZXgqFXg4/s320/roger+deakins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482311906587780370" /></a><br />I had the unbelievable honor to meet Roger Deakins recently, who is without a doubt one of the best cinematographers on the planet and my personal favorite (followed very closely by Janusz Kaminski). I still can't believe it happened and I am sure that I will remember those 45 minutes for the rest of my life. We discussed everything from cameras and film to the politics involved in working in the film industry. I didn't ask his permission to share any specifics from our conversation so I won't go into detail, but being the artist and gentleman that he is, I think he would be okay with me sharing this piece of advice: "Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't."<br /><br />For fun, my Deakins top ten:<br />1) The Assassination of Jesse James<br />2) The Shawshank Redemption<br />3) Revolutionary Road<br />4) Kundun<br />5) The Hudsucker Proxy<br />6) Barton Fink<br />7) Doubt<br />8) The Village<br />9) Jarhead<br />10) Dead Man Walking<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3302714520807675516-4670521920934124503?l=jenwhite11.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jen Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044067465615988009noreply@blogger.com1