Team Deakins

Roger Deakins is arguably the greatest living cinematographer — the man behind the camera on Blade Runner 2049, 1917, No Country for Old Men, The Shawshank Redemption, and so many others. Together with his collaborator James Deakins, he hosts Team Deakins as an ongoing, deeply personal conversation about cinematography, filmmaking, and the creative life. The show has 344 episodes and a stunning 4.9-star rating from over 1,100 reviews, making it one of the most beloved film podcasts anywhere. What makes it special is the access. Because Roger is a peer, his guests speak with a candor you rarely hear in press interviews. Production designer Jack Fisk talks about working with David Lynch on Mulholland Drive. Composer Nicholas Britell explains how scores function inside a film using examples from Moonlight and Don't Look Up. Colorist James Slattery walks through the grading process on 1917 in detail that would normally stay locked behind closed doors. The conversations are long, unhurried, and frequently surprising — Roger might ask about a guest's childhood influences or their relationship with failure, and the answers tend to be remarkably honest. For videographers, the value is both practical and philosophical. You will pick up specific techniques about lighting, camera movement, and lens selection, but you will also absorb a way of thinking about images that goes beyond any single project. Episodes run 45 minutes to well over an hour.