JOHN HILLCOAT - Director
Team Deakins
James Ellis Deakins
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 100 minutes
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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 187 - John Hillcoat - Director
In this extended episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with director John Hillcoat (GEORGE & TAMMY, THE ROAD, THE PROPOSITION). Violence is often at the center of John's films, and we spend much of our conversation with him discussing its portrayal in his work, its ubiquity in the real world, and his fascination with its aftermath and consequences. Later, during our discussion of THE PROPOSITION, John reveals the source of inspiration for the project, how the film lost and then found financing, and why they shot it in the Australian Outback in the middle of the summer. John also relives the nightmare of fighting the Weinsteins over the cut of THE ROAD, and we learn how shooting the film in-camera protected it from outside meddling. Towards the end of our conversation, John describes the differences between working in television versus film, and he shares how he tried to use cinematic language within the limited series GEORGE & TAMMY. John also shares how he got his start shooting music videos in his home country of Australia, and we learn about his enduring quest to finally make the BLOOD MERIDIAN movie.
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This episode is sponsored by Aputure & Picture Shop
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to Season 2 of the Team Deacons podcast, |
| 0:07.0 | a collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest. |
| 0:13.0 | We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes. |
| 0:21.9 | This episode is sponsored by Aperture and its new Storm XT-52, the industry's most |
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| 0:51.5 | only from Aperture. |
| 0:56.6 | This episode is brought to you by Picture Shop, |
| 1:00.4 | whose colorists have created looks for many of the world's biggest films, |
| 1:05.2 | acclaim series, and celebrated independent and festival projects. |
| 1:10.4 | Picture Shop is proud to be a creative partner to the artists behind the camera |
| 1:14.6 | who trust us to help shape their final vision. |
| 1:18.6 | Visit PictureShop.com to get in touch and mention Team Deacons for special rate consideration. |
| 1:26.6 | Today we're speaking with Deacons for special rate consideration. |
| 1:32.3 | Today we're speaking with the director. Among his credits are The Proposition, The Road, and George and Tammy. |
| 1:37.3 | We're pleased to welcome John Hillcote. |
| 1:40.3 | John, thank you for doing this. |
| 1:42.3 | Yeah, great to see you. |
| 1:43.3 | Oh, no, thank you for having me. Yeah, great to see you. Oh, no, thank you for having me. |
| 1:46.0 | We'd love to start with our normal first question, which is, how did you get to where you are today? |
| 1:52.0 | Is it something that you always knew you wanted to be, or was it even a possibility when you were a kid where you were growing up? |
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