How did that job come about? It must have been a grueling experience. Your documentary about the Whitbread Race was probably the first film I ever saw of yours. We’re opposite Dartmouth, half way between Torquay and Salcombe. It’s something I like doing in my down time in our place just south of Torquay. It’s a little open boat with an outboard motor. ROGER DEAKINS: The last time I sailed was when I shot a documentary years ago. JON FAUER: The Cannes Festival Hall overlooks this mega-yacht harbor. Let’s begin by talking about boats. Tonight Roger Deakins will be honored by the Cannes Festival, by Angénieux President Pierre Andurand, colleagues, and some of the many directors and actors with whom he’s worked. Download our Angénieux History 12 MB PDF here. It’s named after the founder of the company, Pierre Angénieux, whose designs and inventions in zoom lenses have been used by cinematographers since the first Angénieux 16mm format 17-68 mm f/2.2 1956 was built. The first 35mm Angénieux Zoom was the 35-140 f/3.5 in 1960.Īnd by the way, Angénieux was making 24×36 format still format lenses since 1938. Three years ago, the company became an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival and established the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” Award and Ceremony. This year is the 80th anniversary of Angénieux. Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC receives the Pierre Angénieux Award for Cinematography at the Cannes Film Festival tonight, on Friday, May 22. James Ellis Deakins and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
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