I was laughing from the first few seconds, anticipating my imminent pain, and when it arrived, it was still as good (heartwrending) as the first time. The stunt driver should put this on his reel.

No question. Could be double.

Excellent job! & try to submit this for extra credit.

I'll take your word on that. Like I said, haven't seen Justified.

have either of you been following the comments at A.V. Club? If not, WHY not?

I feel for Marc — check out my new avatar! — but yes, he's a recognizable type in show biz: great at making everyone else feel important, brilliant at dodging bullets, very smart about nurturing relationships, but at heart, a mealy-mouthed sycophant to power. Probably worth many millions of dollars.

speaking as a one time 1st A.D., 20/20 hindsight, might have been better to tack the "final scene" onto the end of another day, to free up a couple of hours to give that stunt a better chance.

oh no! You made me cry, again. Damn that's painful.

Let's score a few pints of blood, get Jason drunk, and get the low-down.

no question, "best" directors surround themselves with the most talented collaborators they can find. It's the most collaborative business I can imagine. Huge part of directing is making choices presented to you by the team.

haven't watched Justified, but I know the green screen car stuff in Mad Men is shot to specifically evoke the classic fake rear screen look of the 60's; and sometimes they make it look even more fake when it's a flashback or dream sequence. These days if you want it to be seamlessly realistic, it can be done, given a…

Did you choose or have right of refusal on your DP, 1st A.D. and editor? If not, why not?

Craig Hayes has 4 relatively obscure feature films to his credit, a couple of them for Effie at Duly Noted. This seems like a big step up for him: a highly promoted HBO feature. I'm totally in favor of giving your friends opportunities. On the other hand, I'm completely surprised that Jason wouldn't have fought to…

yeah, fair point. I'm just remembering jason saying, with some humility, that he hadn't done much with stunts, and that he was putting his faith in the expertise of the stunt director. & as you know, the stunt director should be very aggressive about suggesting the coverage that will best showcase the stunt.

You think? Gotta admit, I get that quite a lot. Yeah, that's the ticket.

whatever you ask, be sure to preface every question, "With all the love in my heart, . . . .". And definitely work on getting all the other questioners to do that too.

I like you, vallegirl, though we agree about almost nothing. Is it too creepy to ask you out here?

I'm just reacting to the general insincerity that is the life blood of show biz. That moment just felt created for the GP camera to me. Not a big point.

Walter Hill. uh . . . I don't think that many. It's not considered a route to directing, as far as I know. It happens, but less often than writing, producing, shooting, or editing, for example.

pays really well. great guild, strong benefits, aggressive retirement fund. get to meet a lot of interesting people & see cool places. otherwise, so true, completely thankless. imho. a lot of successful 1st A.D.'s truly love the work.