STEVE RAMSEY - Gaffer
4/8/20261 hr 10 min
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 190 - Steve Ramsey - Gaffer
In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with gaffer Steve Ramsey (THE BRIDE!, WEST SIDE STORY, JOKER). We worked with Steve on THE GOLDFINCH, and we had a great time catching up with him. During our conversation, we discuss what a gaffer actually does, what his or her responsibilities can be, and how Steve adjusts his process to work with cinematographers ranging from Janusz Kamiński to Vittorio Storaro—and us! Steve also grants us insight into working on the sets of several Steven Spielberg films, and...
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First 90 secondsJames Deakins· Host0:00
[instrumental music] Hi, and welcome to season two of the Team Deakins Podcast, a collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deakins and a guest. We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes. [instrumental music] This episode is sponsored by Aputure and its new Storm XT52, the industry's most powerful LED point source light. Brighter than a 6K HMI and powered by Aputure's revolutionary Blair Light Engine, the Storm XT52 is both a tunable white light and also the brightest ever adjustable color LED. Storm XT52, unrivaled output only from Aputure. [instrumental music] Today, we're speaking with a gaffer. His credits are many and include Joker, West Side Story, and Leave the World Behind. We're pleased to welcome Steve Ramsey. Steve, thank you for doing this.
Roger Deakins· Host1:08
Hi, Steve.
Steve Ramsey· Guest1:09
Thank you. Thank you so much, you guys.
James Deakins· Host1:11
Yeah.
Steve Ramsey· Guest1:11
So good to see you.
James Deakins· Host1:12
This is going to be fun. And we'll start the fun by asking the question: how did you get to where you are today? Were you a kid that noticed when there was a dark corner in a room and liked it, or did you not even notice that at all and want to become something else and find