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Chapter 911 Master Photographer Roger Joins
"Then I'm relieved. By the way, what about the photographer? I remember you said that the photography of this film is very important. Are you going to find a famous photographer to cooperate with?"

"Yes, I finally found it. Does Roger Deakins know?" Zhou Xia said with emotion.

Speaking of which, he is looking forward to shooting this movie more and more now.

Not only can you cooperate with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lawrence, two Oscar-winning actresses, but you can also cooperate with photographer Roger Deakins, which is really a strong creative lineup.

Roger is a world-renowned photographer.

He has now been nominated for 12 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.

Although he has not won an award yet, many of his films as a cinematographer have won Oscars.

And basically all the cinematography is very brilliant, the lens language and the plot are perfectly combined, and the personal style is very prominent.

The most famous of these is The Shawshank Redemption.

Ordinary movie fans have watched this movie, and they are more shocked by the story, full of life philosophy and wisdom thinking about the plot.

for example:

"A man can be destroyed, but not defeated."

"As long as you persevere, one day, you can succeed."

But in the eyes of many more professional movie lovers, the photography of this movie also adds a lot to the movie.

Every shot is carefully designed. The shooting of light, shadow and characters are all combined with the storyline and the psychology of the characters. The perfect use of lens language shows that movies are an art of light and shadow.

Not only the expressions and behaviors of the characters can convey emotions and plots, but the light and shadow design and angle of the camera can also show the characters' hearts and convey emotions.

In addition to "The Shawshank Redemption", "A Beautiful Mind", which won the best picture and best director at the 74th Oscar, was also photographed by Roger.

In addition, films such as "No Country for Old Men", "The Reader", "Grit Grit" and "Unbroken" are also his works.

Later, until 2018, Roger finally won the Oscar for Best Cinematography that year for "Blade Runner 2049".

People who have watched this movie, even if they don't like the dull plot and slow rhythm, will be amazed and shocked by the picture and style of the whole movie, and the real end of the world created by it.

"Blade Runner 2049" has almost impeccable camera aesthetics and lighting effects.

Judging from the factors of sci-fi films, this movie can definitely be called textbook-level lighting and shots.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that every key frame captured can be used as a desktop background.

The excellent use of lighting and the combination of warm and cold tones make "Blade Runner 2049" a visual milestone in science fiction movies.

In that depressing apocalypse, every frame of the shot has a kind of decadent beauty to the extreme, people can't help but immerse themselves in it, and believe in the real existence of this illusory world.

Some even say it's worth seeing this movie for Roger's sake.

But Roger is very picky about partners, and he would not choose to cooperate with a director who is not eye-catching.

He has been with the Coen Brothers in his early years, and later he also cooperated with famous Hollywood directors.

So after choosing the role at that time, Zhou Xia asked the company to find a suitable photographer for him, trying to find one who is good at shooting art films, has won awards, and has representative works.

Among the candidates given by Zhou Xia, Rodrigo Prieto, the photographer who collaborated with director Li An on "Lust, Caution" and "Brokeback Mountain", was the first choice.

But his schedule was not suitable, and he was filming "Silence", so he could only continue to look for other photographers.

After all, in Hollywood, there are many excellent photographers from all over the world.

As long as the English communication is smooth, Zhou Xia can cooperate, so it is not difficult to find a suitable photographer.

But it turned out that there were several video interviews, and many of them chose to quit when they heard Zhou Xia's request for some shots, especially the things that were mapped through some screen hints.

Roger Deakins was not found until the 18th of last month.

After the two communicated via video call, Luo Jie replied to Zhou Xia three days later, proposing more autonomy in photography. After Zhou Xia agreed, the other party agreed to cooperate with Zhou Xia.

After that, Roger began to study the storyboard script given by Zhou Xia, and made pre-film preparations with the setting department and props team.

Every once in a while, he also made video calls with Zhou Xia to communicate the specific shooting techniques of some related shots.

But Zhou Xia hadn't met Roger yet, and the reason why Zhou Xia agreed to his request not to interfere with his photography concept was more because of his trust in his professional ability and professionalism.

As a cinematographer, Roger can't do much without affecting the script and story.

His request was more within the framework of the script, and this was exactly what Zhou Xia wanted.

Carol's plot is very simple, and the characters are even a little thin.

The love of two lesbians is regarded as heterogeneous in a certain social environment. They have to face a lot of pressure and can only pretend to be like other people and communicate through various "legitimate" excuses.

This is a movie-themed story. Now we need to use more social background to highlight the love between two people, the background and difficulties of communication, etc., to implicitly criticize the society and people at that time.

Among the scripts to be filmed, except for a small amount of social events and news at that time mentioned through TV and radio.

Many of the remaining backgrounds are to be conveyed through the background pictures of certain pictures.

For example, graffiti on the street, various slogans insulting homosexuality, and even some protagonists happen to pass by, and encounter some criticism conferences against homosexuals, etc.

Regarding these sensitive things, after hearing Zhou Xia's request, many photographers finally shirked the cooperation with Zhou Xia with various excuses.

Filming these things, if they were banned, Zhou Xia went back to China to make movies, nothing happened, and they themselves were unlucky.

This once made Zhou Xia even want to give up these too obvious background hints.

Otherwise, the movie is about to start shooting, and a suitable photographer cannot be found, so how can it be started?
But in the end, after Luo Jie talked with Zhou Xia and put forward the conditions, he agreed to cooperate with Zhou Xia.

The two communicated through video calls several times these days, and Zhou Xia finally understood why this master photographer dared to take over the film.

After all, Zhou Xia is a foreigner and doesn't understand the culture of the United States. The time and reflection of the social background he asked to show are too obvious.

But Roger is different. He is 65 years old and knows the era very well.

He knows how to use some more symbolic and representative props, such as books, flags, signs, and even music, to express what Zhou Xia wants within a reasonable range.

Zhou Xia felt more at ease after listening to him talk about the revision of several shots, and wanted to see him as soon as possible, and communicate with him more extensively about the filming.

PS: Happy Valentine's Day everyone.Oh... If you are single, hang out with your good friends.

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