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James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins · 370 episodes with transcripts

The Team Deakins podcast is an ongoing conversation between acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Deakins, his collaborator, about cinematography, the film business and whatever other questions are submitted. We start with a specific question and end....who knows where!

Spoken has transcripts of 370 Team Deakins episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.

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Latest Team Deakins transcripts

MARYANN BRANDON - Editor

October 7, 2026

James Ellis Deakins (0:03)

Hi, and welcome to Season 2 of the Team Deakins Podcast, a collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deakins and a guest. We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes. This episode is sponsored by Aputure and its new Storm CS32, the industry's most powerful…

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Maryann Brandon (1:55)

It's my pleasure. Thank you for having me.

James Ellis Deakins (1:58)

We'd like to start with our normal question, which is, how did you get to where you are today? Is ordering actions something that you did as a kid? Do you wanted everything in a certain order or is it something that you came upon later? What's your story?

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