The event also highlighted director Hanelle Culpepper, who received her first Emmy nomination for directing the impactful episode “Exodus.” Culpepper expressed her gratitude to Brown for recommending her to Fogelman and the production team. “He is the reason I am here… he brought me into this family and has changed my life,” she said.
YOUTUBE SHORT: Hanelle Culpepper joins John Weckworth in discussing the VFX of Paradise’s finale, “Exodus”
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“I had a really great first AD, Lisa Zugschwerdt, and, together, we really [were] breaking down those two scripts,” Culpepper told Give Me My Remote at Televerse. “And then [we were] working with all of our department heads to figure out the best way to tackle [the episodes], scene by scene. Like some of those scenes—like the elevator scene—had to be four different sets; [as was] talking to Link at the bunker doors. It was a lot to figure out. When you have a great partner, and you have great HODs, who can tell you their expertise, we collaborate. We can bounce ideas off each other.”
YOUTUBE: PARADISE director Hanelle M. Culpepper reflects on directing the final two episodes of season 2, her historic Emmy nomination, and returning to the Hulu drama for season 3.
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The event also highlighted director Hanelle Culpepper, who received her first Emmy nomination for directing the impactful episode “Exodus.” Culpepper expressed her gratitude to Brown for recommending her to Fogelman and the production team. “He is the reason I am here… he brought me into this family and has changed my life,” she said.
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Shadan Larki chats with director Hanelle Culpepper about Hulu’s ‘Paradise.’
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YOUTUBE SHORT: Hanelle Culpepper joins John Weckworth in discussing the VFX of Paradise’s finale, “Exodus”
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“I had a really great first AD, Lisa Zugschwerdt, and, together, we really [were] breaking down those two scripts,” Culpepper told Give Me My Remote at Televerse. “And then [we were] working with all of our department heads to figure out the best way to tackle [the episodes], scene by scene. Like some of those scenes—like the elevator scene—had to be four different sets; [as was] talking to Link at the bunker doors. It was a lot to figure out. When you have a great partner, and you have great HODs, who can tell you their expertise, we collaborate. We can bounce ideas off each other.”
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YOUTUBE: PARADISE director Hanelle M. Culpepper reflects on directing the final two episodes of season 2, her historic Emmy nomination, and returning to the Hulu drama for season 3.