The difference in the two directors' styles may account for the weird discontinuity between the two "Missions".
When you cram 26 different directors' styles next to one another, it's impossible to attain harmony.
Instead of becoming a co-author of the piece, he has simply transcribed other directors' styles — which end up reducing, instead of informing, the work.
In true New York film director style, Mr. Allen said of his spot, "I would have done it completely differently".
Later in life, after his surgeries, he switched to black turtlenecks and white, film director-style scarves.
When the show ended in 2016, Hartnett got back into exploratory filmmaking, working with a lot of "emerging" directors whose style piqued his interest, including Atsuko Hirayanagi and Alexandra McGuinness.
After years working as an editor and fashion director and styling covers for magazines like Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Allure and more, Stephenson had a moment of clarity in the most unlikely of places: an Albuquerque airport.
Most recently, Warkentin was Content Director at style trend analysis firm WGSN, while prior to this she has also held the role of Internet director at Arcadia Group (Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topshop and Wallis).
The subtle simplicity of the director's style perfectly complements the sophistication and sensitivity of the storytelling.
It will be fascinating to see how this director's style plays out in longform TV.
