Emily to Direct in Season 6!

sparklyshoes wrote:Agreed, can't wait to see Emily direct and how she impacts the "feel" of the episode. I wouldn't be surprised if the ep has some deeper social messages.

What will be interesting to see is how they handle a reduction in "brennan time" in the eps preceding her directorial debut. We know that due to the time spent preparing to direct, Booth was less prevalent or central to the storylines of the couple of eps before those he directed. I'm guessing this will be more difficult to manage with Emily...

treble21 wrote:

sparklyshoes wrote:Agreed, can't wait to see Emily direct and how she impacts the "feel" of the episode. I wouldn't be surprised if the ep has some deeper social messages.

What will be interesting to see is how they handle a reduction in "brennan time" in the eps preceding her directorial debut. We know that due to the time spent preparing to direct, Booth was less prevalent or central to the storylines of the couple of eps before those he directed. I'm guessing this will be more difficult to manage with Emily...

DB had less screen time because he was acting in an episode and also preparing to direct ( looking at locations etc.). There shouldn't be a reduction in screentime for Emily, the episode she is directing is the one filmed as soon as they come back from winter break, so she will have time to prepare the episode she's directing without also having to film another episode at the same time.

AmandaFriend wrote:

Brain&Heart wrote:I can't wait to see ED directing debut... but just a quick question.
What does it mean to direct exactly?
Is it things like camera angles and timing...???

In television, directors are responsible for how the show looks including camera angles and compositions. In television, the producers have more of the creative control over the product (locations, themes, characterizations, basic style, etc.) than does the director, but there's some latitude.

In a sense, the director has to put the story together from bits and pieces filmed out of order and make sure that it will all fit together seamlessly while remaining true to the producer's vision for the overall show.

Because an actor on a show has a greater understanding of the characters and themes on the show than does, say, the "director of the week," the actor/director can use a lot of shorthand with the other actors to get the performances they need. They also have a fairly good knowledge of how various locations on set have been used and can sometimes find a different angle to give a new look to the place.

TV directors can put little visual signatures on their products. The David Duchovny episode-- Judas on a Pole -- uses visual transitions between scenes that are interesting: Booth catches Caroline's keys then cuts to Max talking about how young Tempe slams a doll into her brother. The Greg Yaitanes-directed pilot uses a couple of long shots to show how Brennan is isolated/alone/unique which fit the theme of the show.

Part of preparing for the episode will include breaking down the shots and determining what to emphasize, how to visually tell the story and use visuals to highlight themes, and so on. Apparently Emily has a good memory for past episodes and I would imagine she'll be "preparing" for her role as director throughout the first half of the season and drawing upon what she already knows.

When David did the 100th, he'd already directed, what, two other episodes-- one Bones and one Angel?

tinkrella wrote:
Thanks for explaining the director thing. I get so confused about it all. Like...what is the difference between a director, a cinematographer and all that? it makes no sense to me. Does the director actually run the camera and stuff? How exactly....do you direct and act at the same time?

AmandaFriend wrote:

Brain&Heart wrote:I can't wait to see ED directing debut... but just a quick question.
What does it mean to direct exactly?
Is it things like camera angles and timing...???

In television, directors are responsible for how the show looks including camera angles and compositions. In television, the producers have more of the creative control over the product (locations, themes, characterizations, basic style, etc.) than does the director, but there's some latitude.

In a sense, the director has to put the story together from bits and pieces filmed out of order and make sure that it will all fit together seamlessly while remaining true to the producer's vision for the overall show.

Because an actor on a show has a greater understanding of the characters and themes on the show than does, say, the "director of the week," the actor/director can use a lot of shorthand with the other actors to get the performances they need. They also have a fairly good knowledge of how various locations on set have been used and can sometimes find a different angle to give a new look to the place.

TV directors can put little visual signatures on their products. The David Duchovny episode-- Judas on a Pole -- uses visual transitions between scenes that are interesting: Booth catches Caroline's keys then cuts to Max talking about how young Tempe slams a doll into her brother. The Greg Yaitanes-directed pilot uses a couple of long shots to show how Brennan is isolated/alone/unique which fit the theme of the show.

Part of preparing for the episode will include breaking down the shots and determining what to emphasize, how to visually tell the story and use visuals to highlight themes, and so on. Apparently Emily has a good memory for past episodes and I would imagine she'll be "preparing" for her role as director throughout the first half of the season and drawing upon what she already knows.

When David did the 100th, he'd already directed, what, two other episodes-- one Bones and one Angel?