PEDRO PÁRAMO - Directed by Rodrigo Prieto

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 114 - PEDRO PÁRAMO - with Rodrigo Prieto

On this special episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, our friend and former guest Rodrigo Prieto (Season 1, Episode 112) joins us to discuss his directorial debut, PEDRO PÁRAMO, an adaptation of the eponymous and iconic Mexican novel written by venerated author Juan Rulfo. The focus of our conversation centers around Rodrigo’s experiences as a first-time director, and we cover the lifetime of the film’s journey from prep to release. Rodrigo starts by sharing how he came to direct the project in the first place, and he reveals why he felt he could be the one to tell this story today. We later discuss the novel’s legacy within Mexico and Latin America, and we learn how the themes of the complex story informed many of Rodrigo’s creative choices, from retooling the script to casting the appropriate actors. Rodrigo also shares what his biggest surprise was as a first-time director, and he reflects on the naturalistic direction of his telling of the story while discussing the 1967 adaptation of the novel. We also discuss the leniency with light enabled by modern digital cameras, and Rodrigo reveals how an added budgetary pressure can lead many to avoid spending money on lighting packages of any kind. Throughout the episode, Rodrigo reflects on his love for the magic trick that is cinema, and we learn if and how often he plans to direct again!

PEDRO PÁRAMO is available worldwide on Netflix.

Recommended Reading: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Recommended Viewing: PEDRO PÁRAMO

This episode is sponsored by Aputure

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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.
0:19.0	This episode is sponsored by Aperture. listen in and see where it goes.
0:28.8	This episode is sponsored by Aperture, a premier manufacturer of LED lighting with the industry's greatest variety of fixtures for your complete lighting needs.
0:33.8	Aperture recently announced the new storm family of lights,
0:43.4	with LED white light quality that matches natural daylight and classic tungsten bulbs,
0:47.4	plus extreme low-end dimming while maintaining color quality.
0:55.7	Discover more about the new storm lights and the complete aperture lighting ecosystem at Aperture.com.
1:01.4	Today we're speaking with a celebrated DP.
1:07.8	His credits include Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie, Brokeback Mountain, and the Irishman.
1:11.6	We've spoken to him before about his work as a cinematographer,
1:15.1	but today we're speaking to him about his work as a director.
1:21.0	He's directed the film Pedro Paramo based on the book by Juan Rulfo.
1:24.7	We're pleased to welcome our friend Rodrigo Prieto.
1:25.1	Yeah.
1:27.8	Rodriguez, thank you for doing this.
1:32.6	I'm super excited to talk to you guys and thank you for inviting me.
1:40.5	How did you come about directing this, especially since you've been D.P.ing for so long, how did this come about?
1:42.8	And is this something you've always wanted to do, direct?
1:45.0	Did you always have an intention to direct or is it just one thing leads to another? Yeah, well, you know, I, um,
1:51.0	when I started as a child in Super 8 films, I didn't really comprehend the separation between,
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