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Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Cinematography

, United Kingdom

The story

He lights a scene so it looks like nobody lit it at all, then stages a war film as one unbroken breath — the invisible hand that makes you forget a camera was ever there. Shot Blade Runner 2049 and 1917, mastering naturalistic light and the long-take illusion of continuous time.

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