SEASON 2 - EPISODE 219 Tim Squyres - Editor

In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with editor Tim Squyres (GEMINI MAN; LIFE OF PI; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON). Throughout the episode, Tim shares his thoughts on many aspects of editing, with topics ranging from finding the right cut of a scene with the director to dealing with studio notes and screening reactions. Tim also shares how he first met director Ang Lee and why he thinks they've continued to work together since 1991, and we learn how Tim cut films such as CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON and LUST, CAUTION despite not understanding the film's spoken language. We also learn how Tim adapts his process to different directors, and we discuss how he feels when he receives a mountain of coverage on a scene. Tim, through his work with Ang, has cut a number of films on the edge of technological advancements from 3D projection to elevated framerates, and he shares how the process of cutting those films differs and mirrors the process of cutting a film following a traditional American cinematic format. We also discuss Tim's role as another judge for performance, and Tim shares his involvement in the sound mixing of a movie. Tim edited UNBROKEN (which we shot) and we had a wonderful time catching up with him.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 218 Peter Kosminksy - Director

In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with director Peter Kosminsky (WOLF HALL, THE UNDECLARED WAR, THE STATE). Peter's work as a director encompasses both film and television which covers topics including the Falklands War, ISIS, Thomas Cromwell, and an Emily Brontë novel. Throughout the episode, Peter reflects on the highs and lows of his career, from standing up to the BBC over censorship to being chosen by Hilary Mantel to adapt WOLF HALL for television, and we discuss his general thoughts on directing, casting, and writing. Peter also reflects on his difficult experience directing 1992's WUTHERING HEIGHTS while being undermined by the film's producers, and we discuss how the experience shaped the rest of his career and approach as a director. We later question Peter about his work on THE STATE, a fictional four-part miniseries about ISIS, and we learn how he approached making a show about radicalization and contemporary issues that were actively developing while creating the series. Peter also shares his views on the changing cultural power of television, and we discuss the effects of the rise of streaming services on the economics of creating a series.

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 217 Nikolaus Summerer - Cinematographer

In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with cinematographer Nikolaus Summerer (COLOR BOOK, DARK, WHO AM I). If you listened to our conversation with director David Fortune (Season 2, Episode 206), then you know a little bit about Nikolaus already, but in this episode, Nikolaus tells us everything David didn't: how he took advantage of going to film school with a class of wannabe Fellinis, how he persevered to break into the German film industry in Munich, and how he has developed his skills across a wide variety of projects. Nikolaus frequently collaborates with director Baran bo Odar across TV and film, and we discuss how Nikolaus and the rest of the crew shot shows such as DARK and the short-lived 1899. We learn how the look of DARK developed to help international audiences understand different time-periods in German history, and Nikolaus reflects on trying to make the sets of 1899 feel real within the Volume. Nikolaus also shares why he chose to shoot COLOR BOOK, and he reveals how he used his connections at ARRI to secure the right monochromatic camera to shoot the film's striking black-and-white cinematography.

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