Charlie Rizek- Trinity & Steadicam Operator
Team Deakins
James Ellis Deakins
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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EPISODE 20 - CHARLIE RIZEK - Trinity & Steadicam Operator
Team Deakins is joined by 1917 collaborator, Charlie Rizek, the trinity and steadicam operating magician who lent his skills to help make possible the idea of a "one shot" movie. We talk about how he got into the business, why he was attracted to the movement of the camera, how the trinity worked on 1917 and why movement isn't always necessary in a shot. A very talented individual with a bright future ahead!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons Podcast. |
| 0:13.2 | This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James Deacons, |
| 0:17.2 | joined by Matt Weiman, |
| 0:19.5 | starting from a submitted question, and ending who knows where. |
| 0:25.8 | We're also joined by guests on occasion. |
| 0:28.5 | We're connecting through Zoom, |
| 0:29.9 | so bear that in mind when you hear the audio. If you'd like to submit a question, please do so by emailing |
| 0:37.5 | pod p-o-d at Roger deacons.com. Today we have another member dot com. |
| 0:46.0 | Today we have another member of our crew with us. He worked with us on the film 1917. |
| 0:49.0 | He operates the Trinity Rig which was unknown to us |
| 0:52.0 | before we started the movie. It was our |
| 0:54.5 | incredible luck to meet our guest when we asked for someone to demo the rig in prep. |
| 0:58.8 | As it turns out he's known for being one of, if not the best Trinity operators out there. |
| 1:06.3 | Luckily he accepted our request to work with us. We're very happy to welcome |
| 1:11.2 | Charlie Rizek. |
| 1:12.2 | Hi Charlie. Hello, hi, thank you. We're very happy to welcome Charlie Rizek. |
| 1:12.9 | Hi, Charlie. |
| 1:13.9 | Hello, hi, thank you for having me. |
| 1:16.4 | Charlie, can you walk us through your path |
| 1:18.8 | and how you got to where you are now? |
| 1:20.8 | Oh, wow. As long as I remember myself I always had some sort of fascination of camera movements. |
| 1:30.7 | So the first first of his choice was Steady Camp graduated from film school back in 2002 and |
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