{"id":261,"date":"2012-02-02T16:27:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2015-02-20T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T21:31:50","slug":"mad-men-director-visits-cinematheque","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/mad-men-director-visits-cinematheque\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Mad Men’ director visits Cinematheque"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director Jennifer Getzinger (COM ’90)<\/strong> screened an episode of the acclaimed series Mad Men<\/em> for Cinematheque.<\/p>\n

An excerpt from the article in the Daily Free Press<\/em>:<\/p>\n

As part of COM\u2019s Cinematheque program, Getzinger showed \u201cThe Suitcase,\u201d one of two \u201cMad Men\u201d episodes that earned her nominations from the Director\u2019s Guild of America.<\/p>\n

Getzinger has worked on \u201cMad Men\u201d since its pilot episode. While she started out as a script supervisor for the series, she went on to direct several episodes, including \u201cThe Gypsy and the Hobo\u201d and \u201cThe Good News.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getzinger earned a degree in broadcasting and film in 1990. Before \u201cMad Men,\u201d she worked as a script supervisor for movies such as \u201cRequiem for a Dream\u201d and \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada\u201d and television shows such as \u201cStrangers with Candy,\u201d \u201cSex & the City\u201d and \u201cThe Sopranos.\u201d<\/p>\n

The director also shared her experiences in the industry, particularly how she had to work her way up to a top position.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest of the article in the Daily Free Press<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

She spoke with BU Today<\/em> about the episode and her experiences on the show:<\/p>\n

How did BU prepare you for your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I went to BU, I was interested in writing. In college it became clearer that I was leaning towards directing. I realized that through watching films, and being exposed to films I had never seen before, films by John Cassavetes, for instance. I was in complete awe of these films that I had known nothing about. It made me realize that there is so much that can be done by a director in storytelling, like how you reveal certain things or how you develop a character. I still write a bit, but that was when I felt I wanted my focus to be on directing. Being able to do the hands-on stuff, like super-8 classes and a 16-millimeter class\u2014having that hands-on experience was good and made how you make a film and put it together more of a reality.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like to direct so subtle and understated a show as Mad Men?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of the subtlety is in the performances. Obviously it\u2019s there in the writing as well. The way things are done on Mad Men would be different on other shows. Even in the camera work, we just never hit anything too hard. We want to let things play out in a little more natural way, in a little more subtle way. It\u2019s hard to describe, but there\u2019s that line of making sure something lands and plays and that it\u2019s not too over the top. That\u2019s the style on Mad Men, and it\u2019s the style I\u2019ve always been drawn to. It\u2019s a great place for me to start as a director because it helps inform a lot of things, even other shows that I do. It\u2019s always better to be able to read the subtleties, even if it\u2019s a comedy, or something that\u2019s going to go a bit bigger. It still has to be grounded in reality. Working with the actors and material on Mad Men has really trained me to pay attention to that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest of the interview in BU Today<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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