Emmy-Nominated Creators On Vital Collaborators: ‘Auteur Theory Is A Joke — It Takes a Village’
variety.comSophia Scorziello editor Mitchell Travers likened being a costume designer on the set of “George & Tammy” to being “a host at a party.” “I get to work with everybody,” Travers said. “I get to work with production designers, hair and makeup, sound and I feel I get to make introductions between these departments.
It would be impossible to do this without that collaboration — in a way that A.I. can never take from us.” During Variety’s Creative Collaboration: The Nominees brunch the Emmy-nominated panelists of directors, costume designers, editors and other vital members of this season’s favorite programming discussed the power in partnership in every aspect of creating outstanding TV.
Because, well, there is no “I” in Emmy. When putting together the 2023 Oscars Award ceremony, director Glenn Weiss wanted to create an “immersive” experience for viewers on the opposite sides of TV screens.
This was only possible if he worked with all facets of production to make sure each element was right from sound to sight. “That’s coordination between them this design team, this coordination between the screen team, the technical team — and suddenly we’re tripling or quadrupling the number of servers that feed those strings,” Weiss said. “The residual effect of that in a live show is an infrastructure that grows and molds and changes along with every new concept that you come up with.” These Emmy-nominated shows also relied heavily on their actors and writers who are now on strike. “It feels a little strange to be here in their stead.
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