Director’s Guide To Prepping A TV Show by Daniel Stamm
Film Courage: When you sign on to direct a TV show, how much prep time are you given?
Daniel Stamm, Filmmaker/Television Director: Contractually I think they have to give me the script 24 hours before shooting starts. So that’s not a lot really. And it has to do with the fact that I am not expected to have creative input into development for the script. I am being hired to direct what’s on the page. I would say in real terms how that plays out is I have about a week I would say. And I’m coming from a screenwriting background so I have opinions on the script for better or for worse and if I’m right or not is a different thing. But I have the feeling that I’m kind of failing this episode if I’m not voicing my suggestions which I just write up, send to the showrunner and whatever of them they want to incorporate great. Whatever they don’t want to incorporate great. That’s the only time I ever suggest that…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here)
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