DarkRainbow813
03-13-2007, 02:42 AM
I wouldn't know if Jack Bender would respond to this post but I do have some questions in regarding to his style and techniques that were used under his direction.
Hi Jack,
Back in January and February 2002, while I was watching The Box part 1 and 2 when Quentin Tarantino guest appeared on Alias. I recognized your name on the credit but unfortunely, I didn't notice you directing any futher episodes for Alias until Phase One which was in 2nd season and you didn't return until Reunion in 3rd season.
I was just curious, why were you not being around Alias that much even though your work was so GOOD? In my opinion, I thought your work was a lot better than other directors that worked on Alias except J.J. Abrams because your work gave me a whole new perspective of filmmaking and it was something what I've always wanted to see from a tv show or a major motion picture which a lot of directors wouldn't pull off. How come you didn't come back onto Alias after 1 year of absence? How come you got asked to direct Phase One even you only directed one episode for 2nd season of Alias then returned for 6 more during 3rd season?
Lot of moving camera work or using long takes actually gave a new look on filmmaking but I know there were other directors that has done this before, someone like Stanley Kubrick or John Frankheimer or Orson Welles and I'm sure there are other directors out there who have done this kind of work before.
There is one thing that I don't really understand about other directors that wouldn't able to do much of that kind of technique, like Jon Cassar (from 24), Stephen Williams, Ken Olin and whoever else there is that they don't specialize in some certain techniques that they are using to make it so exciting and fast-paced.
I do understand that they are paying attention deeply onto directing the story and character developments. Sometimes, it would be good to have lot of different directors doing different episodes but they wouldn't pull similar style as what you are doing. So I was curious what do you actually feel about those directors and how would it be different comparing to your style?
So later in May 2003, while I was random picking movies so I finally watched Child's Play movies and when I started 3rd one and I noticed your name was on the directing credit then I suddenly thought back in January 2003 when I watched Phase One because I knew what I was expecting from your work. Again, in Phase One, when it aired after super bowl, I was waiting to find out who was directing that episode because I was hoping it would be same guy who directed The Box part 1 and 2 which it actually did. Then I saw your name was on the screen, I jumped and screamed because I knew Phase One was going to be almost like The Box because it was somewhat like a reminiscent to The Box related to the take-down or break-in of SD-6.
Before Alias was about to end, I was hoping that you would return to direct an episode but it never happened because I knew you were working on Lost but it would have been nice to see you directing one episode for Alias especially just for one season finale so I could compare which director would done a good season finale each season for Alias. But you've done so big for Lost, each season finale so far were so GREAT.
I've also seen your other works such as Killing Mr. Griffin, It Came From the Sky including few tv shows like Felicity, Sopranos, Northern Exposure and Boomtown. What I actually enjoyed from your work that you seems always to have camera rotating around at frequent times but I saw that as a great thing because it's what kept me feel moved that I wouldn't be bored at times.
And I have another question for you, are you going to stay on the show until it's over? Because I noticed a lot of producers who would direct majority of episodes would leave around after 3rd or 4th season but I really hope you'd stay on the show and direct the huge finale for the show as series finale.
Do you actually like to rotate the camera at times and doing long takes? It's pretty apprent to me that you do. Another one...I was wondering why Joan of Arcadia pilot episode had two directors attached involving you and James Hayman. Wasn't there some certain scenes that were shot that came into the mix in final cut? Or else? I kept thinking that you might have left the show to do Alias at that time so I wasn't sure what happened. I would like to know! :)
And last one...do you have any plans on directing another major motion picture sometime soon? It would have been interesting to see what's your work would be like when you're doing a big picture.
Cheers!
JD
Hi Jack,
Back in January and February 2002, while I was watching The Box part 1 and 2 when Quentin Tarantino guest appeared on Alias. I recognized your name on the credit but unfortunely, I didn't notice you directing any futher episodes for Alias until Phase One which was in 2nd season and you didn't return until Reunion in 3rd season.
I was just curious, why were you not being around Alias that much even though your work was so GOOD? In my opinion, I thought your work was a lot better than other directors that worked on Alias except J.J. Abrams because your work gave me a whole new perspective of filmmaking and it was something what I've always wanted to see from a tv show or a major motion picture which a lot of directors wouldn't pull off. How come you didn't come back onto Alias after 1 year of absence? How come you got asked to direct Phase One even you only directed one episode for 2nd season of Alias then returned for 6 more during 3rd season?
Lot of moving camera work or using long takes actually gave a new look on filmmaking but I know there were other directors that has done this before, someone like Stanley Kubrick or John Frankheimer or Orson Welles and I'm sure there are other directors out there who have done this kind of work before.
There is one thing that I don't really understand about other directors that wouldn't able to do much of that kind of technique, like Jon Cassar (from 24), Stephen Williams, Ken Olin and whoever else there is that they don't specialize in some certain techniques that they are using to make it so exciting and fast-paced.
I do understand that they are paying attention deeply onto directing the story and character developments. Sometimes, it would be good to have lot of different directors doing different episodes but they wouldn't pull similar style as what you are doing. So I was curious what do you actually feel about those directors and how would it be different comparing to your style?
So later in May 2003, while I was random picking movies so I finally watched Child's Play movies and when I started 3rd one and I noticed your name was on the directing credit then I suddenly thought back in January 2003 when I watched Phase One because I knew what I was expecting from your work. Again, in Phase One, when it aired after super bowl, I was waiting to find out who was directing that episode because I was hoping it would be same guy who directed The Box part 1 and 2 which it actually did. Then I saw your name was on the screen, I jumped and screamed because I knew Phase One was going to be almost like The Box because it was somewhat like a reminiscent to The Box related to the take-down or break-in of SD-6.
Before Alias was about to end, I was hoping that you would return to direct an episode but it never happened because I knew you were working on Lost but it would have been nice to see you directing one episode for Alias especially just for one season finale so I could compare which director would done a good season finale each season for Alias. But you've done so big for Lost, each season finale so far were so GREAT.
I've also seen your other works such as Killing Mr. Griffin, It Came From the Sky including few tv shows like Felicity, Sopranos, Northern Exposure and Boomtown. What I actually enjoyed from your work that you seems always to have camera rotating around at frequent times but I saw that as a great thing because it's what kept me feel moved that I wouldn't be bored at times.
And I have another question for you, are you going to stay on the show until it's over? Because I noticed a lot of producers who would direct majority of episodes would leave around after 3rd or 4th season but I really hope you'd stay on the show and direct the huge finale for the show as series finale.
Do you actually like to rotate the camera at times and doing long takes? It's pretty apprent to me that you do. Another one...I was wondering why Joan of Arcadia pilot episode had two directors attached involving you and James Hayman. Wasn't there some certain scenes that were shot that came into the mix in final cut? Or else? I kept thinking that you might have left the show to do Alias at that time so I wasn't sure what happened. I would like to know! :)
And last one...do you have any plans on directing another major motion picture sometime soon? It would have been interesting to see what's your work would be like when you're doing a big picture.
Cheers!
JD