An Evening with  Sir Roger Deakins

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Sir Roger Deakins discusses his visual memoir,  "Reflections: On Cinematography."

Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar

Please note:-- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored.-- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable.-- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event.-- The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre.----------------------------------------------------------Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:<h3>Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 8pm</h3>*Virtual event airs on November 18 at 6pm PT/9pm ET <h3>An Evening with Sir Roger Deakins</h3>discussing his book, "Reflections: On Cinematography"*interviewer to be added TICKETS:<ul><li>$60 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book</li><li>$25 General Admisison tickets</li><li>Additional signed books available for purchase at event</li><li>Face masks recommended</li></ul><ul><li>The virtual version of this event airs on November 11, 2025, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.</li><li><a href="https://livetalksla.stellartickets.com/events/in-conversation-with-sir-roger-deakins-virtual-event/occurrences/11d161de-c5bb-4cb4-812e-ff74a5766656" title="https://livetalksla.stellartickets.com/events/in-conversation-with-jimmy-wales-virtual-event/occurrences/7fc4d64a-eab1-4642-be7c-24c1e52e8ef2" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)</a></li><li>ASL interpreter provided upon request.</li><li>Free parking at the venue</li></ul> From a two-time Academy Award winner widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films.Sir Roger A. Deakins is widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time. Roger has been nominated for 16 Academy Awards, winning twice for Blade Runner 2049 and 1917. He has also been nominated 11 times for the BAFTA award, winning on five occasions. Roger has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Society of Cinematographers, the British Society of Cinematographers, and the National Board of Review. He is also the sole cinematographer to have been honored with a CBE, in 2013, and a knighthood, in 2021. Roger splits his time between England and California, with his wife and longtime collaborator, James. You can follow them <a href="http://team.deakins./" title="http://team.deakins./" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>Cinematography is both an art and science—capturing motion requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and artistic genius. Lighting, camera movement, and framing are just a few of the important components in the process of turning words on a page into unforgettable moving images. Over the course of a brilliant 50-year career, Sir Roger Deakins has proven to be the greatest artist &amp; visionary that the craft of cinematography has ever known.n Reflections: On Cinematography, Deakins offers his fans and film enthusiasts a one-of-a-kind look into his life and improbable road to Hollywood immortality. Readers will discover how “the boy from Torquay, England” overcame a troubled childhood to enter his way into art school; his fortuitous entry into world of documentary filmmaking (including a yacht race around the world); to shooting groundbreaking music videos such as Herbie Hancock’s “Rock It,” to his singular film career, including his longtime collaborations with the Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.Filled with never-before-seen storyboards, sketches, and diagrams, Rogers shows readers how he created some of the most iconic scenes in the most beloved films of all time. Through candid, lyrical prose, Deakins reflects on his life and each of his projects; how he helped shape them, and how they shaped him.A truly unique visual memoir, Reflections is for film fans and general readers alike, and for anyone looking to find inspiration, beauty, and creativity by looking through the singular lens with which Roger views the world.