This week 1917 and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Daniel Mays joins James King to chat all things cinematography.

Daniel reflects upon his own cinematic experiences, including filming the Dunkirk scene in Atonement and how draining but important the process was, method acting and what it was like to be a part of 1917.

Daniel reveals his favourite cinematic moments including the theatricality and visual tricks used in Raging Bull.

Daniel’s big screen cinematography picks:

Atonement
Raging Bull
Apocalypse Now
Nil By Mouth
Road to Perdition

Daniel Mays is an English actor who rose to fame when Mike Leigh cast him in All or Nothing and Vera Drake, roles that he claims defined him as an actor. He has gone on to star in films such as 1917, Atonement and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.