Team Deakins · James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins

EDGAR WRIGHT - Director

November 26, 2025·1 hr 19 min·7 clips

Edgar Wright reveals how a secondhand Super 8 camera and a BBC competition win launched his filmmaking obsession.

The first question is simple. Roger and James Deakins ask Edgar Wright how he got from where he grew up to Hollywood, then give the answer room to breathe. The talk turns practical fast. Wright describes a working method built from storyboards, inserts, closeups, and the hard lesson of making a low-budget film without enough coverage or a strong enough plan. Small shots matter. Brake pedals, pushed buttons, and extra setups grabbed at lunch are not garnish for him. They are what let a film move. The crew gets the map, too. Wright says he likes being totally transparent, with storyboards up on the sides every day so everyone knows the plan, even when it changes. The hosts let him cook. Their questions make the episode feel like craftspeople comparing notes on how preparation, coverage, and instinct hold up once a shoot gets messy. It lands on risk, with Wright talking about chasing what he has never done before because learning on the job is nerve wracking and alive.

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A sharp, craft-minded Edgar Wright conversation about storyboards, inserts, and why a director still needs something on set that feels unsolved.

Edgar Wright's visit with Roger and James Deakins is at its best when it settles into the practical grammar of filmmaking. Wright talks about learning from early limits, then carrying that lesson into a working method built around storyboards, shared plans, and the small insert…

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You want Edgar Wright talking through the method behind his fast, precise style.

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