Phedon Papamichael - Cinematographer

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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EPISODE 128 - PHEDON PAPAMICHAEL - Cinematographer

Team Deakins speaks with cinematographer, Phedon Papamichael (TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, FORD VS FERRARI, NEBRASKA). In this episode, Phedon shares his experiences working with James Mangold and Alexander Payne and we discuss what makes those relationships so successful. We learn that Phedon took up photography at a very early age and together we talk about his transition from stills to the moving image and shooting his first short film with one of John Cassavetes’ cameras! Phedon tells us about his time shooting for Roger Corman’s company and how free he was to experiment stylistically. Phedon talks about collaborating with Aaron Sorkin on their most recent film Trial of the Chicago 7 and the challenges of making a courtroom drama visually engaging. Phedon shares some great advice for young filmmakers, but you’ll have to tune in to find out! Don’t miss it!

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0:00.0	Hi, and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast.
0:08.0	This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James Deakin's often joined in the conversation
0:13.4	by a guest.
0:15.2	It's very informal, and we never know where it will go.
0:19.2	We're connecting through Zoom, so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:24.0	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing podpod.cod at rogerdeakin's.com.
0:35.0	Today, we're speaking with a cinematographer.
0:38.1	His credits include The Trial of Chicago 7, Ford vs. Ferrari, downsizing, and 310 to Yuma.
0:45.8	We're pleased to welcome Faden Papa Michael with us today.
0:49.2	Faden, thank you for doing this.
0:51.2	Yes, thank you, Faden.
0:52.2	Hi.
0:53.2	I'm Roger.
0:54.2	Thank you for doing this for all our society of cinema lovers and keeping us busy during
1:02.5	these times.
1:03.5	It keeps us busy, too.
1:05.7	Yeah, it's so great to see you.
1:08.9	So we'd like to start with asking you how you got to where you are today.
1:13.0	Was this always your path?
1:15.2	Did you take another path?
1:16.6	Did you know you wanted to be a cinematographer when you were five years old?
1:20.9	Yes, actually, I knew exactly that I wanted to be a cinematographer, but that's why it
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