I just cued up the sequence in question and honestly I can't find the shot ellaelise is referencing. But I did see the scene where Effie seems to literally interrupt a scene already being rehearsed, to demand that the driver rehearsing the scene be re-cast. Painful to watch. The poor actor was doing his job with…

Well reasoned.
As you may know from my 6000 postings on this thread, I am heavily Team Jason and share your respect for what he's achieved and what he's trying to do. And I stand by everything I've said about Effie's ego and communication deficits (or rather, surpluses).
But I must confess, now that I know that she was…

Probably one of the reasons I am so vocal about Effie' failings is that I see her making many of the mistakes I used to make when I was line producing. Taking things too personally, not submerging ego, being embarrassed when someone else figures out how to do something that I had said was impossible. I remember too…

interesting.
Joubert's resume also belies what Affleck says at the top of each show, that this is a documentary, not a reality show. I bought that through episode 1, but now, I'm pretty amazed at the balls they have to make that claim every week. They should own it: as reality shows go, I find it incredibly compelling.…

Very interesting, thanks for link & valuable insights into the current state of the art.
Don't think they have to worry about hidden product placement controversies based on that link, but it was certainly a . . . sobering? . . . read.
yeah, I recently read an account of how Soderbergh makes "The Knick". In addition to…

I admire your perseverance on this point.
I am going by how she and others refer to her job title in the series, as it was being shot, in which she is shown performing the duties of a line producer.
You are indubitably correct that she has functioned as a true producer multiple times in the past, and that she is almost…

yeah, it' the constant uptalk that offends me more than the cascade of passive aggressive catch phrases. Because I think the uptalk? is kind of a constant? implication that you are too stupid? to follow me? unless I break every sentence into a series of questions?

ha ha ha.
I hear you on Joubert, but by my lights Amato seems pretty up on what's going on, for a suit.

but did Kodak have a deal this season? Miramax did the series a decade ago, this year it was Magical Elves, HBO & some others?
If it did turn out that Kodak had a product placementy deal this season, that would be a painful blow to everybody's credibility.

Great find! Life is complicated.
Jason haters can dine out on this, but for me this in a strange way only gives him more credibility: he knows what digital can do, on a granular level, and still wants to shoot on film.

couldn't find it on the HBO website, and I read on buzzfeed that HBO put it up on Youtube for a few hours yesterday but then took it down itself.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/kat…

Don, honestly, it's as if you haven't seen the show. She refers to herself as the line producer in just about every episode. The producer Marc Joubert hired her to be the line producer. She had nothing to do with setting up the package, raising money, etc. You cite "all the articles" . . . well yes, the articles call…

FYI you were right: http://www.realityblurred.c…

Made up by Effie, you must concede?

Wasn't he off screen the entire time? i didn't see him. My heart is breaking for that guy.

point poignantly made. Now I'm more sad than I was.

Other than the word "incompetent", what you say is harsh, but true. IMHO.
I don't respect her communication skills or how she way over-reaches her job (casting coup d'etat, deciding script must be re-written) and obviously she acts as if it's all about her and her agenda, but at core there is a basic competence. She…

Are you suggesting reading the review is more accurate than re-watching the scene? Or are you just trolling?