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Jul 2022
1h 25m

Episode 39: Directing Great Television: ...

Pete Chatmon
About this episode
This week we have a special crossover podcast with the good folks over at JUST SHOOT IT.

Pete sat down with Matt Enlow and Oren Kaplan for a second time to chat episodic directing television and how he's been bringing his unique vision to projects since they last talked in August of 2020.

When three directors get together things go super in depth, up, down, and sideways. Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES:
(00:00:00- 00:03:45) -- Pete's Intro
(00:03:45- 00:15:30) — Directing “Mythic Quest” & “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
(00:15:30- 00:23:35) — Blocking and Interpreting The Script
(00:23:35- 00:31:10) — Getting Specific With What You Want
(00:31:10- 00:36:00) — Things Learned As A Producing Director
(00:36:00- 00:39:50) — What Is A Producing Director?
(00:39:50- 00:43:15) — Prepping Directors
(00:43:15- 00:50:00) — Enhancing A Scene With Camera Equipment and Movements
(00:50:00- 00:57:45) — Making The Cut and Testing A New Approach
(00:57:45- 01:01:50) — Preparing The Crew For Your Cut
(01:01:50- 01:08:50) — Prepping Actors and Motivating Performances
(01:08:50- 01:12:35) — Using Questions To Gain Power
(01:12:35- 01:18:30) — The Importance of Collaboration and Giving Credit
(01:18:30- 01:24:45) — Unpaid Endorsements
(01:24:45- 01:25:58) — Pete’s Outro
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