David Mullen - Cinematographer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

EPISODE 83 - DAVID MULLEN - Cinematographer

Team Deakins has the opportunity to talk with cinematographer David Mullen(THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, NORTHFORK, TWIN FALLS IDAHO). We learn lots of specifics about the shooting and lighting of the film Northfork. He really breaks it all down for us. We also speak in detail about the different ways of flashing film and why you would do it, as well as the ways of taking color out of the visuals on a film. He also shares the difficulty of storyboards that were created without the input of the cinematographer. We cover shooting anamorphic - why and the differences between spherical shooting, his experience of negotiating for a DI finish in the early days of the DI, and how he oversees the look when shooting the packed schedule of television. We learned a lot when talking with David!

RECOMMENDED EPISODE VIEWING: Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons podcast. This
0:07.5	podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James Deacons often joined in the
0:12.2	conversation by a guest.
0:14.6	It's very informal, and we never know where it will go.
0:18.6	We're connecting through Zoom, so bear that in mind
0:21.1	when you hear the audio.
0:23.5	If you'd like to submit a question or topic,
0:26.0	please do so by emailing pod,
0:29.1	p-od at Roger deacons.com. This episode is sponsored by Ari.
0:36.0	More than just the manufacturer of the film industry's top camera and lighting equipment,
0:42.0	they are also the innovator behind cinematic lenses such as the
0:45.9	Master Prime and Signature Prime lenses. Ari, truly cinematic.
0:58.0	We're happy to have with us today a cinematographer who works in both features and television. Some of his credits include the Night Collar, North Fork,
1:02.0	Aquila and the Bee, as well as the television series,
1:06.4	The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Get Shorty, and Big Love.
1:10.4	He's also a frequent contributor in the forums of our website and is very generous with his wide span of knowledge there
1:17.7	We'd like to welcome David Mullen. Yeah, hi David. Thank you David for doing this
1:22.8	Great to be here.
1:24.3	We'd like to start out with our normal question,
1:26.4	which is, how did you get to where you are today?
1:29.4	Is it something you always knew you wanted to do from a child? Did you take another path and then find this?
1:36.2	I don't think any child wants to be a cinematographer unless they're
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