Jessica Lee Gagné

Here's the thing. We can also talk about how focused I am on set. And I'm so curious to hear like an actor's perspective also about how I get really in a flow state and in tunnel vision. And sometimes it kind of gets the best of me. But I learned a lot throughout this process.

So I DP'd any part of the episode.

So I DP'd any part of the episode.

So I DP'd any part of the episode.

Yeah. I think I have to just go back to the decision of shooting my own episode. Why did I allow myself to do that? A lot of people asked me, are you sure you can handle this? It's the first time you're directing. Do you actually really want to shoot it? I knew where it would become a problem and that was going to be these flashbacks. I needed someone else. And it was also interesting to work.

Yeah. I think I have to just go back to the decision of shooting my own episode. Why did I allow myself to do that? A lot of people asked me, are you sure you can handle this? It's the first time you're directing. Do you actually really want to shoot it? I knew where it would become a problem and that was going to be these flashbacks. I needed someone else. And it was also interesting to work.

Yeah. I think I have to just go back to the decision of shooting my own episode. Why did I allow myself to do that? A lot of people asked me, are you sure you can handle this? It's the first time you're directing. Do you actually really want to shoot it? I knew where it would become a problem and that was going to be these flashbacks. I needed someone else. And it was also interesting to work.

with someone who had a new eye as well because it's a new world so all of that I thought made a lot of sense and working with Max was great but working with myself was very weird I did not understand what it really meant but there was this one moment on set and I had this feeling of everything's moving so fast everything's happening really really fast and I don't feel like I can breathe and

with someone who had a new eye as well because it's a new world so all of that I thought made a lot of sense and working with Max was great but working with myself was very weird I did not understand what it really meant but there was this one moment on set and I had this feeling of everything's moving so fast everything's happening really really fast and I don't feel like I can breathe and

with someone who had a new eye as well because it's a new world so all of that I thought made a lot of sense and working with Max was great but working with myself was very weird I did not understand what it really meant but there was this one moment on set and I had this feeling of everything's moving so fast everything's happening really really fast and I don't feel like I can breathe and

I realized at that moment I was standing in Gemma's suite and I realized that conversation that happens between a cinematographer and a director wasn't happening for me. And that kind of was giving me anxiety. At one point I looked at Sam Evoy, our script supervisor, and I'm like, Sam, I'm going to talk to you like you're my cinematographer. I'm sorry.

I realized at that moment I was standing in Gemma's suite and I realized that conversation that happens between a cinematographer and a director wasn't happening for me. And that kind of was giving me anxiety. At one point I looked at Sam Evoy, our script supervisor, and I'm like, Sam, I'm going to talk to you like you're my cinematographer. I'm sorry.

I realized at that moment I was standing in Gemma's suite and I realized that conversation that happens between a cinematographer and a director wasn't happening for me. And that kind of was giving me anxiety. At one point I looked at Sam Evoy, our script supervisor, and I'm like, Sam, I'm going to talk to you like you're my cinematographer. I'm sorry.

I just, I need that time because I needed to breathe and I needed to know that like, that it was okay. Right. You know, because that relationship is important.

I just, I need that time because I needed to breathe and I needed to know that like, that it was okay. Right. You know, because that relationship is important.

I just, I need that time because I needed to breathe and I needed to know that like, that it was okay. Right. You know, because that relationship is important.

Yeah. And those shots came in handy. Like they say it does.

Yeah. And those shots came in handy. Like they say it does.

Yeah. And those shots came in handy. Like they say it does.

Well, the thought about shooting it on film to me, it's funny because originally I am the cinematographer of this show. And, you know, when it comes to like choosing cameras and lenses, I'm like a huge, I mean, I'm a huge part of that process. You know, I'll show you different things and then I'll see how you react from them. And then ultimately we're like making this decision.