Biography
Paul Cater Deaton is an award-winning Writer, Producer, Director and Cinematographer. Based in Galveston, he works all over the world on film, TV, commercial, music video and documentary projects. He has proven himself as a resourceful international production fixer and tour leader. PCD is a popular speaker and master of ceremonies and makes frequent appearances at international events.
Paul engages in productions ranging from commercials, corporate content, music videos and documentaries to TV programs and full-length motion pictures. Credits include The Travel Channel, Nigel Marven, The Discovery Channel, HBO Documentaries and The Amazing Race. His work has also appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, BBC, MTV, CMT, HBO, VH1, ESPN, Fox, Animal Planet, Nickelodeon, Showtime, TV2 Caribbean, Austin Music Network, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Tri-Star, Veronica Broadcasting (The Netherlands), ARD German Television, Planete TV (Poland), Beatty Satellite (Saudi Arabia), Proxima (Bulgaria), Caribbean Broadcasting Union, Wrangler TV, DirecTV, Bravo, Comedy Central, E! Entertainment TV, and at the United Nations.
He was one of the original three filmmakers selected to produce mini-documentary content for Ocean in Google Earth, creating pieces for the Red Sea, Mediterranean, Western Indian Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Philippines, Coral Triangle and Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea focus areas.
Paul's work has garnered numerous industry accolades, including Best Music Video at the 2004 Austin Music Awards at SXSW, Telly Awards, Communicator Awards, Videographer Award, Aegis Award, numerous Gold and Silver Addy Awards, and an Addy Best in Show Video. His Showdown at Tiger Beach has been an official selection at dozens of international film festivals, and won Best Documentary Short at six of them.
Deaton is a member of the Television Academy, The Explorers Club, Boston Sea Rovers, Historical Diving Society and Rotary Club. He was honored by Rotary International with a Paul Harris Fellowship in 2004.
He is a NAUI SCUBA Instructor, and TDI Nitrox and Rebreather diver. Certified in Global Shark Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation by Cornell University and the University of Queensland, Australia. He gave a highly rated TEDx Talk on Shark Conservation and went on to produce a documentary on the subject. He was recently certified as a Philippines Specialist by he Philippines Department of Tourism.
