Roger Deakins: The Brit who is due an Oscar

"Lights, camera, action!" - the traditional cue reflects the most important element in any film set: the light.A good cinematographer, or director of photography, can fix a faulty script, mask a mediocre set or make an otherwise bleak and empty character seem deep and mysterious.Light is what a cinematographer uses to paint a set or to define a character and, while some directors chose to do their own, most of them know better.