Kabir Akhtar is an Emmy award winner who has worked on a long list of TV shows, such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls. This accomplished director-editor-producer has directed 45 episodes of TV as of today.
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Director/Editor Kabir Akhtar discuss:
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Why Kabir still uses a printed script
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Moving to Los Angeles and hearing “no” after “no”
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Why post is the most important part of the process
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Understanding editing before you start directing
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Directing episodes in an existing show versus directing a pilot
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The different “languages” you have to speak as a director
Author: GG Hawkins
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