Dion Beebe

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as cinematographer. The films the hosts said they shot, which the two lists below run through too: Miami Vice (1984); The Little Mermaid (1989); In the Cut (2003); Collateral (2004); Edge of Tomorrow (2014); Gemini Man (2019).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Groundhog Day (1993): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Edge of Tomorrow (2014), which they shot: Groundhog Day ⇒ Edge of Tomorrow (the host's read). The pitch is Groundhog Day as sci-fi action, and it keeps the loop while adding war stakes.
    “Doug Lyman is doing like an sci-fi action movie groundhog day with Tom Cruise”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:11:26 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

MTV: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Miami Vice (1984), which they shot: MTV ⇒ Miami Vice (the host's read). The show began as the legendary 'MTV cops' pitch from an NBC executive.
    “he wrote a brainstorming memo that read MTV cops.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:13:46 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Susanna Moore: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through In the Cut (2003), which they shot: Susanna Moore ⇒ In the Cut (the host's read). Campion had been developing the film since the mid-90s, when she read Moore's novel.
    “Campion had been working on this movie since the mid 90s when she read Susanna Moore's novel, which came out in 95.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:24:44 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

Thief (1981): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Collateral (2004), which they shot: Thief ⇒ Collateral (the host's read). Mann later circled back to blues in Collateral after trying all-blues for Thief.
    “but then circled back in collateral”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

ER (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Miami Vice (1984), which they shot: Miami Vice ⇒ ER (the host's read). Miami Vice's influence made TV look like Mann movies; ER's steadicam is where that finishes.
    “An ER, you've got steady cam shots and that's when it's really done and dusted.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 1:07:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Edge of Tomorrow (2014), which they shot: Edge of Tomorrow ⇒ Top Gun: Maverick (the host's read). Edge cracked a new era of Cruise; Ethan Hunt and Maverick run on what he learned here.
    “That Maverick is really running on a lot of this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:03:24 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Zodiac (2007): 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Collateral (2004), which they shot: Collateral ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
    “One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Photography (6) everyone in photography

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Dion Beebe → Rob Marshall. The speaker says Beebe is Rob Marshall's regular cinematographer, which is why he is shooting The Little Mermaid.
    “he's Rob Marshall's guy, so he's shooting a little mermaid.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:28 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (unclear) (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (3)

  1. craft (craft): Doug Liman → Dion Beebe. Liman often shoots his own films, but Dion Beebe shot Edge of Tomorrow.
    “He's shot a couple of his films, but no, Dion B. shot this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 1:36:59 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Dion Beebe → Collateral. Beebe is one of the heroes of the 2000s for Collateral.
    “one of the heroes of the 2000s of Chocolateral.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:20 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. craft (craft): Dion Beebe → Miami Vice. Beebe shot Miami Vice and defines the Michael Mann digital look.
    “He defines the Michael Mann digital look.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:25 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Dion Beebe → The Little Mermaid. Beebe is shooting The Little Mermaid; the hosts wonder if it will look like Collateral or In the Cut.
    “What if Little mermaid looks like collateral?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:38 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.