producer-director
Film director and television producer, director and screenwriter
PROFILE
Alex Graves
Guest
FROM Alex Graves
The Business
Game of Thrones' Directors Michelle MacLaren and Alex Graves are veteran TV directors who've directed the HBO series Game of Thrones . They talk with The Business producer Darby Maloney about the complex process of shooting all ten episodes at once across multiple countries. They also discuss the issue of crew safety and the psychological burden of being at the helm of the massive production.
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