Roger
Deakins, ASC, BSC
The
Man Who Wasn't There
 Roger
Deakins, ASC, BSC was born and raised in a small seaside town in Devon,
England. He enrolled in art school as a graphics art major, where he
discovered still photography. Deakins subsequently completed his education
at the National Film School. After graduation, he focused on documentaries
for about seven years. He earned his first feature credit on Another
Time, Another Place for Channel 4 television in the UK. His credits
include 1984, Sid and Nancy, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Dead
Man Walking, Courage Under Fire, Anywhere But Here, The Big Lebowski,
The Hurricane and A Beautiful Mind. This is the fifth Academy
Award nomination for Deakins. His other nominations were for O Brother,
Where Art Thou?, Kundun, Fargo and The Shawshank Redemption.
He also earned ASC Award nominations for all five films, and won the
ASC Award for Shawshank and The Man Who Wasn't There.
The Man Who Wasn't There chronicles the life of Ed Crane, a
small town barber who sees a chance to make his fortune by investing
in a dry-cleaning chain. He reacts in a manner that belies his seemingly
low-key personality. Suspecting that his wife is having an affair with
her boss, Ed devises a clever scheme to obtain the investment money
from him. It is a plan that soon spins out of control, involving Ed
in an escalating series of complications.
"Joel and Ethan had been talking about this film for years.
I love black-and-white…. It focuses you on the content and the
story, and it really concentrates your attention on what's in the frame."
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