John Lindley - Cinematographer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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

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🗓️ 5 August 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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EPISODE 34 - JOHN LINDLEY - Cinematographer

Team Deakins speaks with John Lindley, cinematographer and president of camera local 600. John shot the films FATHER FIGURES, PLEASANTVILLE, FIELD OF DREAMS, and BEWITCHED. We talk about documentaries and what working on them gives you - both personally (it “enlarges your life”) and skill-wise. We also talk about handling the pressure on the set tin the role of dp and how to oversee the people you’re working with and getting the best out of them. The difference between working in TV and on features is also looked at. We also learn about unions and the camera union.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James Deacons, often joined in the conversation by a guest.
0:18.0	It's very informal and we never know where it will go.
0:22.0	We're connecting through Zoom, so bear that in mind. and we never know where it will go.
0:22.6	We're connecting through Zoom,
0:24.0	so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:27.5	If you'd like to submit a question or topic,
0:30.0	please do so by emailing Pod p-o-d at Roger deacons.com.
0:38.5	Today we have a cinematographer with us who has shot many movies and also has experience in television.
0:44.0	Among his credits are St. Vincent, Reservation Road, You've got Mail, Pleasantville,
0:51.0	and Field of Dreams.
0:52.0	We're looking forward to talking with him about cinema. Pleasantville and Field of Dreams.
0:52.8	We're looking forward to talking with him about cinematography and maybe the differences
0:56.8	between shooting features and television.
1:00.6	Oh, and did I mention that he's the current president of the Camera Union, Local 600?
1:05.0	We're so happy to welcome John Linley today.
1:08.0	John, thank you for joining us.
1:11.0	Thanks for having me.
1:12.0	Could we start with you just telling us how you got into this?
1:18.4	Did you always want to be a cinematographer or did you go down another path and then find this?
1:24.3	When I got out of high school I worked on my first movie and I was a PA and it was a Western
1:31.9	in Al-Maria Spain and the people who made that movie asked me if I would continue to work for them in the fall,
1:40.0	but the only way for me to avoid the draft for the Vietnam War was to go to school.
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