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John Le Brocq's avatar

Nic Roeg has a grip on film few other filmmakers grasp (or fully respect). It's never just entertainment. Was introduced to him at a pre release screening of Puffball, just a brief chat in which I was thrown completely by his appreciation of a short film I'd recently made.

The introduction was by the director of a film school where I was teaching. She had a hand in organising the screening, knowing I was a Roeg 'fan' she'd sent him a link to my film. So, at the screening of his last film, something he'd struggled to raise finance for, he took the time to compliment a short film.

It meant, and still means, a lot.

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Jack's avatar

You had me at 'second unit cinematographer on Lawrence of Arabia.' Amazing.

Michael, you do a truly wonderful job of telling the man's story, and then explaining how he had significant effects on the directors and cinematographers who followed.

Thank you!

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