Joe Reidy, Assistant Director

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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EPISODE 53 - JOE REIDY - Assistant Director

Team Deakins speaks with an amazing AD, Joe Reidy (THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, THE DEPARTED, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, CASINO). He leads us through the many aspects of the role of Assistant Director - from Scheduling, his prep, AD breakdown, dealing with extras and his relationship with the line producer and creative producer. He speaks of working with specific directors, such as Marty Scorcese, Sidney Lumet and Oliver Stone. He delineates the various positions in the AD department and feels that “running the set is setting the tone”. Everything you wanted to know about the role of the AD and more!! An information packed episode!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between
0:11.2	Roger and James Deacons often joined in the conversation by a guest.
0:16.5	It's very informal and we never know where it will go.
0:20.5	We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:25.0	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing pod,
0:31.0	POD at Roger Deacons.com.
0:35.0	This episode is sponsored by Otto Nemitz Camera Rental,
0:38.0	newly located in Culver City.
0:41.0	Otto Nemitz is known for its premiere service and support to
0:44.7	productions for 41 years. This episode is sponsored by Ari, a company trusted
0:52.2	by the world's top filmmakers and known for its innovative advances.
0:57.0	2020 marks the 10th year of the Alexa, an industry standard for digital cameras.
1:05.0	Today we have the opportunity to talk about the role of the AD,
1:10.0	assistant director.
1:11.0	We're pleased to have with us one of the best ADs we know. He's worked on too many movies to
1:16.8	list, but let's just say he worked frequently with both Marty Scorsese and Oliver Stone.
1:23.2	We've worked with him on Revolutionary Road and unbroken.
1:26.6	We're very pleased to welcome Joe Reedy with us today.
1:30.4	Joe, thank you for coming.
1:32.8	Thanks for having me.
1:33.8	This is fun.
1:35.1	This is great to talk to you.
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