RYAN WHITE - Director

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Director Ryan White (GOOD NIGHT OPPY, THE KEEPERS, ASSASSINS) joins us on this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast to discuss his career and the field of documentary filmmaking. Born and raised in Dunwoody, Georgia, Ryan later enrolled in Duke University where he found his calling to direct documentaries after watching Agnès Varda’s THE GLEANERS AND I. After welcoming him on the podcast, Ryan starts off strong by revealing how he’s used previous episodes to study a particular department to help secure a job. He reflects on the state of the industry in which he came up that forced him to begin directing in his mid-20s and laments how today’s industry can delay a young filmmaker from taking their first steps towards starting a career by employing them to assist those already established. We later learn how Ryan prefers to shoot his documentaries as intimately as possible over several years and how he and his producing partner Jessica Hargrave have typically sold their projects to distributors. Throughout our discussion, we reaffirm the value of learning by doing, of believing in your stories and talents when leaving the nest, and of listening to your mother.

This episode is sponsored by Dallas Film Commission

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Recommended Viewing: THE KEEPERS, GOOD NIGHT OPPY

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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.
0:33.1	The Dallas Film Commission offers a wide range of support with their expertise and locations,
0:39.3	talented crews, top-notch sound stages, and enticing incentives.
0:45.2	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 Commission.
1:01.0	Today we're speaking with the documentary director.
1:04.1	A few of his films are The Keepers, Ask Dr. Roof, Assassins, and Good Night Opie.
1:11.4	We're pleased to welcome Ryan White.
1:13.6	Ryan, thank you for doing this.
1:15.4	This is great.
1:16.6	Thank you all so much for having me.
1:18.0	I love this podcast, and I have used it so many times as a crash course in whatever that may be,
1:24.5	so I really, it's almost a public service.
1:26.9	I think for us, it's filmmakers, but also very entertaining, so it's an honor to be invited on the show.
1:32.3	Oh, thank you for saying that.
1:34.0	Thank you so much.
1:35.5	We'd like to start with the normal question, which is how did you get to where you are today?
1:40.5	Is this something that you always sort of had in mind or did you go down another path and then find it later?
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