PETER JAMES - Cinematographer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

Tv & Film, Filmlighting, Deakins, Movies, Filmmaking, Production, Film, Cinematography, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 107 - PETER JAMES - CINEMATOGRAPHER

On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, cinematographer Peter James (MAO’S LAST DANCER, BLACK ROBE, DRIVING MISS DAISY) joins us to talk about his career. Growing up in Sydney, Australia, Peter spent five years in his youth working at a small studio working on commercials and local television programs before finding his to working on features. Peter shares his process for overcoming his dyslexia to break down scripts, and at one point in the conversation, he even teaches us a new lighting trick. Peter later discusses how he and the crew battled the elements to shoot the colonial-era set BLACK ROBE on location in the Canadian wilderness. Towards the end, we conduct some forensics on Peter’s IMDb page, and we reflect on the power of the inverse-square law.

Recommended Viewing: BLACK ROBE

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of
0:08.8	informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:13.0	We never know where the conversation will take us,
0:16.0	so listen in and see where it goes.
0:19.0	This episode is sponsored by Aperture, a premier manufacturer of LED lighting with the industry's greatest variety of fixtures for your complete lighting needs.
0:33.7	Aperture recently announced the new storm family of lights,
0:38.0	with LED white light quality that matches natural daylight and classic tungsten bulbs
0:43.7	plus extreme low-end dimming while maintaining color quality.
0:48.3	Discover more about the new storm lights
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0:54.0	aperture.com.
0:59.0	Today we're speaking with the cinematographer.
1:01.6	His credit list is long and includes driving Miss Daisy,
1:05.8	black robe, alive and meet the parents. We're pleased to welcome Peter James.
1:11.9	Peter, thank you for doing this.
1:13.7	Hey Peter.
1:14.7	Thanks very much for having me.
1:15.7	It's a great pleasure.
1:16.7	Thank you.
1:17.7	We'd like to start with our normal question, which is,
1:20.1	how did you get to where you are today?
1:21.8	Is this something you always thought you wanted to do or did you go down another path?
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