Why some TV Series have different directors for each episode instead of just one for the entire series? Isn’t it just one screenplay?
In: Other
Each episode has its own script, and episodes are shot back to back. Directors are responsible for overseeing the entire production of a TV episode from pre-production, to shooting, to post-production.
When you have a TV show that’s pumping out 20+ episodes per season, you need to be working on more than one episode at the same time. So in a given week, you might have be filming episode 5, but you’ll also be doing pre-production (scouting locations, selecting props and wardrobe, preparing sets, etc) for episode 6, and doing post-production (editing, reshoots, ADR, etc) for episode 4. Each of those episodes might have a different director that’s doing those different jobs at the same time.
Latest Answers