Darius Khondji - Cinematographer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 25 July 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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EPISODE 135 - DARIUS KHONDJI - Cinematographer

Team Deakins talks with cinematographer Darius Khondji (UNCUT GEMS, ALIEN RESURRECTION, SE7EN). We talk a lot about light, specifically learning how to light and how he started to learn with natural light. He shares the experience of working with David Fincher on the film Se7en and how their collaboration allowed him to take risks. He speaks about how important it is to get to understand the director and how he sees visual style as a house that you have to find the key to unlocking and that he usually finds this key through the character. Darius tells us about working on the movies Lost City of Z, Uncut Gems, My Blueberry Nights, and Amour. He also shares his thoughts on working in features and television. A wonderful glimpse into the eye of a great cinematographer!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and
0:10.6	James Deakin's often joined in the conversation by a guest. It's very informal and we never
0:17.2	know where it will go. We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear
0:22.3	the audio.
0:24.3	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing podpod.cod at RogerDeakin's.com.
0:32.5	This episode is sponsored by Ari. More than just the manufacturer of the film industry's top
0:41.7	camera and lighting equipment, they are also the innovator behind cinematic lenses such
0:47.2	as the Master Prime and Signature Prime lenses. Ari, truly cinematic.
0:55.4	Today we have a cinematographer with us. His credits are far too many to list, but a few are
1:01.8	Delicatessen, Seven, Midnight in Paris, Amor, and Uncut James. We're happy to welcome Darius
1:09.1	Kanji with us today. Darius, thank you for doing this. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you.
1:15.6	We're so nice to be able to be in contact and talk to you in such a long time.
1:22.5	Yes, it has been far too long. We'd like to start with how you got to where you are today.
1:32.2	What path did you follow? Did you go down a different path first and then find cinematography
1:36.6	or did you always want to be a cinematographer from age five on? Tell us your story.
1:43.1	From the age five on? No, I was in age five. I was already in France.
1:52.2	No, I've always wanted to make films to work. I wanted to direct films. I really wanted to
2:02.0	make films, but direct them. I wanted to be a film director when I was maybe when I was
2:08.3	12 or 12 or 13. I started to make my eight-minute-meter film. I wanted to direct. I had this idea
2:21.6	of directing that was probably coming a little bit from my brother. I have a brother
2:27.4	who grew up in England and was older than me. He wanted to be an actor and a director.
2:36.2	And probably came a little bit from him and he came a lot from my sister with
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