Michael Spiller
Michael Spiller
Michael Alan Spilleris an American cinematographer and television director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 August 1961
CountryUnited States of America
eight five good hours losing momentum scene single wind
If the setups take too long, you wind up losing momentum. Momentum is very good for comedy. Not having to do eight setups in a single scene and have it take five hours is very good for comedy.
certainly eight figuring shows spend ten uncommon
I think it's not uncommon for new television shows to spend certainly the first year, but without a doubt, like, the first eight or ten episodes, kind of figuring out what the show is.
gonna time
Any time you do opposing camera angles, there's gonna be some compromise in the lighting.
assumes episode fan
I think your average fan probably just assumes that the same person directs every episode of their favorite series, week in and week out.
directed job producing shows stayed
I had done a directing producing job before on 'Big Day' and 'Jake in Progress,' and those are two shows where I directed the pilot and stayed with it in series.
characters check meant might pilot sort
The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way.