KOKAYI AMPAH - Location Manager

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Location manager Kokayi Ampah (THE COLOR PURPLE, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, MILLION DOLLAR BABY) reunites with Team Deakins and shares his wisdom gleaned from his long career. Kokayi answers our many questions and details both the creative and logistical day-to-day work that goes into location management. He also shares how he views the role as a function in the greater filmmaking process. Towards the end of our conversation, Kokayi even asks us a couple of questions! There’s a lot to learn from Kokayi, and we hope you enjoy listening to him as much as we did!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deakin's podcast, a collection of informal conversations
0:10.4	between Roger and James Deakin's and Aghast.
0:14.1	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:21.8	This episode is sponsored by Ari Rental, a global rental company providing personalized
0:27.3	service and support to productions of all sizes, from commercials to major motion pictures.
0:34.2	Ari Rental offers a wide range of exclusive products that are developed in-house, including
0:40.4	the Alexa 65 camera and lenses such as the DNAs, alphas and heroes, as well as lights and
0:48.2	grip equipment.
0:51.8	Today's podcast is being brought to you by True Cut Motion from PixelWorks.
0:57.8	True Cut Motion is an advanced motion grading technology that works seamlessly with both
1:03.6	theatrical and home streaming distribution, providing filmmakers with a broad new palette
1:09.8	of motion looks previously not possible.
1:13.3	By unlocking tools for the adjustment of jutter, shutter angle and speed ramps shot by shot
1:19.4	in post-production, True Cut Motion gives the filmmaker unprecedented control of the
1:26.0	motion look of their work on any screen.
1:31.8	Today we're speaking with a location manager.
1:34.5	He's worked on such films as The Color Purple, The Shawshank Redemption, Mars Attack and
1:40.4	The Soloist.
1:41.4	We're pleased to have Kokai Ampao with us today.
1:45.3	Kokai, thank you for doing this.
1:47.1	Welcome.
1:48.1	It is such an honor to be here.
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