Supergirl Season 5.
Melissa Benoist directs.
Melissa Benoist aka Supergirl herself will be directing her show Supergirl starting next week.
Update: And so it begins.
Melissa Benoist’s instastory on January 29th.
Her directorial debut will be season five’s seventeenth episode.
I’ve been wanting to direct since season 3, but couldn’t last year because of scheduling conflicts….I just felt really drawn to it for a couple of seasons now, just because you know the show so well, and you get to know the character, and the world, and the tone of the show so well that you can’t help but envision certain scenes in a certain way. I want to play with that. — Melissa Benoist told EW.
These shows are so massive that it’s not like directing any other show on TV, I would imagine, and everyone has said as much to me. I’m literally trying to be a sponge, and I will learn something new every single day I’m shadowing. It’s just a matter of talking to actors, making sure everyone feels creative and collaborative even though we have these massive constraints with budget and special effects. It’s like a chess game, I’ve realized. You move your pawn one way, and then someone knocks your rook down because you can’t do a certain stunt you wanted to do. It’s all about compromising and trying to be as creative as you can within those boundaries, which is a cool challenge. — Melissa Benoist told EW.
David Harewood says she’s doing directors prep.
Directors prep and shadowing Tawnia McKiernan right now.
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