How Roger Deakins shot Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar! Managed to transport us back to the 50s', and not just through the story. Roger Deakins cinematography makes us feel as though this film was shot 70 years ago, but how did he do it?

Well in Today's video, I look at the equipment he used, the style of lighting as well as taking a look at his lighting plans, and how he and the Coens created the memorable look.

As always if you have a recommendation for an analysis, let me know below!

Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Equipment
01:51 The Lighting
05:31 The Look
07:24 Conclusion

Music:
Web Weaver's Dance - Asher Fulero
Anomalous Hedges - Mini Vandals
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Sarabande - Joel Cummins
William Tell Overture - Rossini

[AllThingsFilm]

Roger Deakins never fails to impress. Even when he’s working with harsh lighting he still manages to create gorgeous imagery. What I wouldn’t do to shadow him on set to see how he works. Great commentary as usual.

[ericchouinard]

Excellent analysis, thank you. Deakins really is a great artist (with a huge budget).

[thecreatorleoyuh]

Just found your channel and I love it. Can you talk about Brooklyn (2015). It is not talked about much but it was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. It is my favorite movie of all time and it sucks that it is kind of unknown since I really can’t find any videos analyzing it.

[michaelcoy]

Very informative, thank you! I desaturated my TV to black and white, and it looked a thousand times better.

Personally, I think this is Deakins’ laziest project. Compare this to his other Hollywood throwbacks like The Hudsucker Proxy and Barton Fink. This could have been shot by any Hollywood journeyman.