Director Jason Winer stops by the bungalow and discusses starting out in improv, his overall deal with 20th Century Fox, actor networking, and more!
Jason's IMDb and Instagram @jasonwiner.
00:00 - Introduction.
01:58 - Jason slates his name.
02:10 - Directing a pregnant Julie Bowen in the Modern Family pilot.
04:32 - Dealing with unexpected situations as a director.
09:25 - The lack of new comedy television.
11:24 - Starting out in improv comedy at iO Chicago.
15:10 - Studying performance at Northwestern.
17:16 - Surviving in LA as an actor partly via selling MTV the show The Blame Game.
20:15 - Transitioning from in front of the camera to behind it.
28:50 - Working with or against perfectionism.
32:25 - How does improv background effect directing.
35:00 - Getting a meeting about Modern Family.
37:40 - Editing improvised scenes.
40:27 - Jason's overall deal with 20th Century Fox.
44:49 - Eric Andre needs to act more.
45:43 - How involved is Jason in casting.
51:00 - Finding new talent on crews like producers, casting, costume, etc.
54:44 - The prep a director does for an episode.
1:00:08 - Who took a chance on Jason.
1:01:26 - Keeping up relationships with directors and actor networking.
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