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    kaiyill
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      Hi Roger,

      I was wondering what you believe to be the best source of inspiration for camera positioning and focal length besides other films. I know you mentioned in an interview that you have resorted to particular painters for room composition inspiration, but can anything take the place of an actual film? I find myself stuck trying to think about where to place the camera sometimes and I feel like it’s because I haven’t seen enough movies or observed enough examples of similar instances. Best regards.

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      Roger Deakins
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        The third category – inspire and suggest emotions without looking for meaning – is that not what film can do at its best? I think that understanding should be your approach to where top put the camera or how to compose the shot. It’s what you feel it should be.

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        LucaM
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          The third category – inspire and suggest emotions without looking for meaning – is that not what film can do at its best? I think that understanding should be your approach to where top put the camera or how to compose the shot. It’s what you feel it should be.

          Uhm, I think i’m beginning to understand why the expressionists (and similar painters) and your appreciation for Tarkovskij’s works or movies like L’Avventura  .  It’s not a matter of looking for inspiration for composition, palettes, etc etc in other existing images like paintings, photos or movie frames like everybody would do, it’s a matter of instinct and emotions to be created on the spot.

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          Roger Deakins
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            I think that is what you are trying to connect with – in the midst of all the technical aspects of being a cinematographer, the politics and the stress.

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