Small crew. Real places. Simple and functional.
The plan for executing the pilot's shoot days. What is fixed is fixed by design; what is open waits on one signature, on purpose.
- CREW
One or two people
The director, or the director plus one. Never more. Small crews get honest rooms.
- DAYS
Two shoot days
Day one, verite: a real day around the subject's work. Day two, the sit-down: two to three hours, one location the subject chose, nothing scheduled after.
- COVERAGE
Two cameras, natural light where it exists
Cameras that hold still and let a face change. Verite that waits instead of chases.
- ART
Nothing staged that is not declared
The rooms are real. Anything arranged for the interview setting is listed in the plan and shown as itself.
- POST
The edit is hired out
The pilot edit is done with experienced hands, and it sets the bar for every episode after it.
The shoot dates, the city and locations, the travel plan, the shot list, and the music palette are all built around one person, so they are written the day that person signs. The shot list is organized by the episode's five beats, not by location: every shot has a job in the edit before it is scheduled.