He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
Some directors prefer to rely on a certain focal length of lens, say Ozu with his 50mm. According to film scholar Bertrand Tavernier, Carne relied heavily on the 32 mm lens.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One,
1890-1945". Pages 103-107. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company,
1987.