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NockerJoe t1_j1l5ph5 wrote

Reply to comment by mugenhunt in why do series shows always have so many seemingly random people directing every episode? by OctoberRust13

I work in film and I've seen productions that will shoot multiple episodes concurrently. Meaning that they'll be shooting episodes 3 and 4 and then the crew on episode 3 will move on to 5 and then 4 goes to 6 and so on. Not to mention that if you have a stunt heavy seqjence or an extended sequence with a whole seoerate group of actors you may want to bring in an additional unit with even more people. It can be very easy for a film crew to balloon in size and need a bunch of directors concurrently if the producers and accountants agree this makes more financial sense.

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spudmarsupial t1_j1mf046 wrote

Must be hard juggling the actors.

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Korrocks t1_j1mt3li wrote

Depends on the actor. If it’s someone like Anna Kendrick you can easily juggle them since they probably weigh very little but if we’re talking Dwayne Johnson or Vin Diesel good luck even getting them into the air unless you are also a body builder.

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BattleHall t1_j1ogsvr wrote

And depending on the nature of the story, if there are location shoots that occur at multiple points in various episodes over a season, it may make more sense to shoot them all at once, even if the rest of the episodes are shot at different times.

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