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Roger Deakins, director of photography of the critically acclaimed film “O Brother Where Art Thou?” used Cooke S4 Prime Lenses during the filming. Deakins notes that the Cooke S4 Prime Lenses record “very clean” images with very little flare. “I think it’s important to work with the sharpest lenses you can get -- especially if you’re going to convert the film to digital format,” commented Deakins.

Deakins notes that the Cooke S4 Prime Lenses record “very clean” images with very little flare. “I think it’s important to work with the sharpest lenses you can get ---especially if you’re going to convert the film to digital format,” commented Deakins. He rarely uses filters to soften a look, so it didn’t affect his decisions regarding lenses and filtration.

Deakins shot a number of times directly into the sun without any glare, and the night shots, motivated by very bright flames, including burning torches, were sharp and clean with no double images or kickbacks.

Deakins’ work on such features as "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "Fargo" (1996), "Kundun" (1997), "O Brother Where Art Thou?" (2000) and "The Man Who Wasn’t There" (2002) – all Oscar-nominated for Best Cinematography – has earned Deakins a reputation as one of the premier cinematic visionaries of his generation.

The brilliantly written film by the Coen Brothers, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Charles Durning and Holly Hunter, is a clean and entertaining film with great performances. The film features three escapees from a Mississippi chain gang who set off on an adventure in pursuit of their freedom and a way home.

The film is truly a tapestry of celluloid and aural delights, and the Cooke S4 Prime lenses aided Deakins during the filming and earned him the Best Cinematography Award sponsored by the British Society of Cinematographers in 2001 and the Sierra Award for Best Cinematography sponsored by The Las Vegas Film Critics in 2000.

Cooke is a storied name in both the cinemagraphic and the ultra-high-end professional photography markets. Known worldwide for their precision, exacting tolerances and superior quality, Cooke lenses are specified by many of the most renowned directors of photography and cinematographers in Hollywood. Cooke S4 Prime lenses, acclaimed for their unique mechanical design and extraordinary photographic qualities, have been used to shoot several of the most renowned and visually beautiful motion pictures of all time, both in Hollywood and internationally. Other recent box office releases shot with Cooke lenses include "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Chicago," "Under the Tuscan Sun," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and the extraordinarily beautiful "Girl With a Pearl Earring."

For more information about Cooke lenses, visit their website at www.cookeoptics.com