Our DPs are so phenomenal we’ve had some amazing DPs. We don’t want you near safety we want you near the edge of your comfort zone. You might fail - and we’ll reshoot those things - but that’s what we want. As a director, you have to come and take huge risks don’t give me coverage. This isn’t,”Hey, we want a hired gun,” or something like that. That way, they give me their very best stuff that’s them.
It’s a very formalistic way of shooting, but I said, “You don’t have to do those shots, but you should’ve thought this through very carefully with your DP before you start.” Then I said, “Once you go and shoot, I’m going to tell you what I think as I watch the footage coming in.” I do that with all the filmmakers because I want them to be free. I told her what was visually important and that she should prep every shot before she gets to set. I also worked with the actors and told them what was important. She brought her humor and energy to it, and I treated her just like the other directors. This format would be perfect for you, and this particular episode would be great for you to direct.” And she did. She also went to film school and did all that. From the time she was four, we’ve talked about cinema and writing. So she was very involved in this second season, and she’s been training forever. You’re gonna be great!” Yeah, my daughter directed two episodes this season, and she wrote two by herself, co-wrote a third one and re-wrote a fourth one. ( Laughs.) Well, first of all, it’s so funny you say that because my daughter was like, “You’re putting me between you and Julia!? What are you doing!?” And I’m like, “That’s gonna be perfect. Can you talk about your daughter Ishana’s debut behind the camera and the circumstances that led to it? Season two begins with some incredible work by Julia Ducournau, and then she’s followed by a rather familiar name, who also did a stellar job. ( Laughs.) I didn’t think of that! A lot of people have been asking, “Hey, are you going to write something about Covid? It’s so in your wheelhouse.” And I’m like, “I’ve been writing these stories of families that get isolated, forever!” Everyone getting isolated from each other is the thing that scares me the most, and here we are, having just spent the year doing it. Sean’s (Toby Kebbell) loss of taste was also ahead of the curve. We had a Covid-free production, completely, and everyone was super grateful and happy, while cherishing the opportunity to continue to work. So that’s what we did, and we were very lucky. So it just suited itself to go back and resume shooting in a very, very safe way. We shoot very fast, and the other thing is that it’s a half-hour show, not an hour. So you can’t get any more custom-made for the situation than Servant with four main cast members in one location and one building. Given the world and the need to keep people safe, business must be conducted in a responsible way.
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I’m super lucky and grateful that the TV shows and movies that I’m interested in, drawn to and shooting right now are very, very contained. In light of what’s happened this year, was Servant perfectly suited for COVID-era production like it appears? You also established a very small cast from the get-go. When you developed the world of the show, you tethered everything to the Turner home, creating a bubble of sorts. In a recent conversation with THR, Shyamalan also discusses the hiring of Better Call Saul DP Marshall Adams, as well as the recent 20th anniversary of Unbreakable. “We had a Covid-free production, completely, and everyone was super grateful and happy, while cherishing the opportunity to continue to work.” So that’s what we did, and we were very lucky,” Shyamalan explains. “We shoot very fast, and the other thing is that it’s a half-hour show, not an hour.
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But, as luck would have it, the series was already tailor-made for Covid-era production since the show’s small cast of four series regulars are mostly tethered to one soundstage location. In March, Servant was in the midst of shooting season two when the entire industry had to shut down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Night Shyamalan Departs Universal for Warner Bros.
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