 "Burn After Reading" was the first Coen brothers film not to use Roger Deakins as cinematographer since "Miller's Crossing".Emmanuel Lubezki, four-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer of "Sleepy Hollow" and "Children of Men", took over for Deakins, who had already committed to shooting Sam Mendes' "Revolutionary Road".Mary Zophres served as costume designer, marking her eighth consecutive movie with the Coen brothers.