[Hollidaysburg and Not Cool: The Movies Thread]

He did, and I would imagine he was mostly talking about the dialogue, but from the way everyone talks it does sound like Ahna's team could have a strong case for credit. Thats why I bet there were background discussions we didn't see asking them not to push it.

[Hollidaysburg and Not Cool: The Movies Thread]

Interesting post, Chaz. Thanks for your insider's view.

Q re: writing credits. I noticed that Dan was the sole writer for both movies in the credits, even though Shane and Anna (especially) co-wrote or re-wrote most of the script. If I recall, they talked about co-writing credit in one of the earlier episodes, but I forget. Something about strict rules of the Writers Guild? Does anyone remember?

About Anna - I hope she wins, but if so, I'm skeptical about it being a platform for female directors in such a male-dominated industry (as the post above talked about) only because she and Victor and Phil work as a team and repeatedly talk about themselves as such a team. I don't know if I see that changing, although it's possible this experience changes her thinking or ambitions. I hope so.

The WGA rules require 1/3 original material to obtain credit on a film. However, if the director is one of the writers it bumps up to 1/2. Any WGA member is also entitled to arbitration, but in a case like this where the director is not a WGA member I don't really know how it would work. That's all of course assuming that the production company is a guild signatory, but as they had other union crew members they probably are.

My guess is that both directors were advised not to push for credit, or that if they were it was determined that neither rose to the required 1/2 level of material contribution.

[S01.E08: Two Martinis]

Please tell me that Anna used that dolly track in the alley for more than a 5 second transition should t of a guy walking. The waste of time & money there is driving me insane.

I was stunned how much of my dislike of Shane was tied up in his hair. Discovering he also knew it was awful increased my respect.

His film is not remotely my taste but I feel he's been shown as a competent director. He hired good people, trusted them to do their jobs, and was decisive. I found his dynamic with Lauren interesting since it expects well outside this project. It reminds me of how some of my good friends will lash out at each other when things get rough because we know it's not truly personal and keeps us from hurting people we don't know as well.

Anna - I can't even get into how much she frustrates me. Time management on set is not optional. You may think each individual extension makes sense, but when you go over 12 hours on the easy days you completely lose the goodwill of your crew & producers for when it matters on the hard days.

By the way - I liked the episode title. It references the last shot of a movie, often called the Martini Shot.