JOHN SAYLES - Actor / Writer / Director / Novelist

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Actor, writer, director, and novelist John Sayles (MATEWAN, BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET, LONE STAR) joins Team Deakins on this episode of the podcast for a discussion covering his long career in filmmaking and in fiction writing. A true multi-hyphenate, John first describes his postgraduate journey from working in an Italian sausage factory to enlisting in the Roger Corman film factory. John reflects on his luck having his first three screenplays produced under the legendary filmmaker and on the lessons he learned shooting his self-funded first feature. Working chiefly in independent American cinema, John considers the times and the market in which he came up that facilitated his filmmaking and offers advice for young filmmakers today. Among the many other topics of discussion, we consider the following: how John decides which medium best serves a story, the benefits of cutting in your head during production, and how comfortable an actor may or may not feel working out of an Econo Lodge in West Virginia.

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast.
0:08.1	A collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and Agust.
0:14.0	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:22.0	This episode is proudly sponsored by the Dallas Film Commission, which is dedicated to
0:27.1	showcasing Dallas as a premier destination for productions of all sizes.
0:33.2	The Dallas Film Commission offers a wide range of support with their expertise and locations,
0:39.4	talented crews, top-notch sound stages, and enticing incentives.
0:45.4	Dallas is your one-stop shop to turn your creative vision into reality, so get ready to
0:51.4	elevate your next production by filming in Dallas with the support of the Dallas Film
0:57.2	Commission.
1:01.2	Today we have the pleasure of speaking with a multi-talented person.
1:05.2	He's a director, a writer, a producer, a novelist, and even an actor.
1:09.4	A few of his directing credits are Return of the Sokaka 7, Eight Man Out, Passion Fish,
1:15.6	and Loan Star.
1:16.6	We're pleased to welcome John Sales with us today.
1:19.9	John, thank you for doing this.
1:22.7	Great to be talking to you.
1:25.3	We'd love to start with a question.
1:27.2	How did you get to where you are today?
1:29.3	What did you think you were going to be when you were a kid?
1:32.2	Did you find this later or did you always know this is what you wanted to do?
1:36.4	You know, I had growing up, I had a very, very vague idea that movies were made at all
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