Villeneuve & Deakins on Visual Storytelling using Lighting, Composition, and Framing

Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins discuss visual storytelling using lighting, composition and framing. Sicario Cinematography Explained ►► Read “Sicario“ Script ►► Create your FREE Shot List ►► ───────────────────── Special thanks to: The Team Deakins podcast ►► ───────────────────── Chapters: 00:00 Intro — Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins 00:35 Film Composition in Prisoners 01:50 Cinematic Lighting in Sicario 03:48 Characters & Context (Wide Shot Framing) 05:58 Outro — The Chaos of Life ───────────────────── Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins have collaborated on some of the most visually stunning movies in recent years. In this video, Villeneuve and Deakins discuss their approach to visual storytelling in films like Sicario and Prisoners. Specifically, how cinematic lighting was used in their favorite scene from Sicario, how “cutting the frame” in composition focuses the audience, and how framing characters in wid