{"id":459658,"date":"2022-06-08T21:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/austin-nichols-on-returning-to-set-directing-a-helicopter-rescue\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:30:25","slug":"austin-nichols-on-returning-to-set-directing-a-helicopter-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/austin-nichols-on-returning-to-set-directing-a-helicopter-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"#Austin Nichols on Returning to Set &#038; Directing a Helicopter Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367e7e49d13\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367e7e49d13\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/austin-nichols-on-returning-to-set-directing-a-helicopter-rescue\/#%E2%80%9CAustin_Nichols_on_Returning_to_Set_Directing_a_Helicopter_Rescue%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Austin Nichols on Returning to Set &#038; Directing a Helicopter Rescue&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAustin_Nichols_on_Returning_to_Set_Directing_a_Helicopter_Rescue%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Austin Nichols on Returning to Set &#038; Directing a Helicopter Rescue&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div> Austin Nichols returned to a familiar set for his latest directing job, and stepping behind the camera on <em>Walker<\/em> was \u201cthe best-case scenario,\u201d he tells TV Insider.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols played Clint West in Season 1, and it was then that his journey to directing an episode of the CW <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> started. While he was originally supposed to direct an earlier episode in Season 2, he ended up being h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y that didn\u2019t work out. Instead, he had \u201cSearch and Rescue,\u201d an episode that sees Cordell (Jared Padalecki) and James (Coby Bell) make a shocking discovery, Stella (Violet Brinston) and Colton (Jalen Thomas Brooks) run into some serious trouble, and Liam (Keegan Allen) continue to investigate the Davidsons.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols, who previously directed two <em>One Tree Hill<\/em> episodes, takes us inside the June 9 episode and teases what to expect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk about your path to directing this episode, because I know you were supposed to direct an earlier one but then Jensen Ackles ended up doing that one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Austin Nichols:<\/strong> In Season 1, I\u2019d spoken to them and shared my interest in directing. I have directed before, but finding directing jobs is not easy and they were very, very open to it and lovely. So in Season 1, I shadowed one of the directors, Steve Robin, and he was incredible. He\u2019s become a great mentor to me. After Season 1 wrapped, I got the call and they went to bat for me and I got the offer to do Episode 14 and then I was thrilled and I was waiting, waiting, waiting, wanting to get started. And I got a call, they asked if I could switch it up and do 18 instead. I said, sure, of course, and Jensen did 14. And I\u2019m glad it happened because I love my episode. I got the fun search and rescue episode with stunts and helicopters. I love the script that I got.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1047778\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047778\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1047778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"Jalen Thomas Brooks as Colton Davidson and Violet Brinson as Stella Walker in Walker\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-colton-stella.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1047778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Preview the challenges for everyone in this episode.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stella and Colton go on this hike and Colton falls and he\u2019s seriously injured and they are in the middle of nowhere. Luckily Stella is able to make a call and her phone dies, but she gets it out in time to Uncle Liam. Walker is still trying to figure out this Miles situation, Cassie\u2019s former partner. They go to this mysterious Airstream that we actually saw in 214, Jensen\u2019s episode, in the shadows. So they\u2019re on the hunt trying to get some answers. August [Kale Culley] gets in trouble and he needs some rescuing as well. Liam gets into it with Dan [Dave Annable] and Denise [Amara Zaragoza] and their sort of relationship is continuing to be volatile. They have a huge moment in this episode, which is one of my favorite parts, with Liam and Dan Miller actually coming together and having to work together to help save the kids. I think that has a really great payoff at the end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s interesting how this connects back to the episode you were supposed to direct with that Airstream.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t even think of that until the second you asked the question. I just said that. That is very strange, right? Jensen played the guy in the shadows in that episode. Fun little Easter egg for <em>Supernatural<\/em> fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1047776\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047776\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1047776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Nichols directing Walker and Jared Padalecki\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-jared-padalecki.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1047776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was your approach to directing this episode? There\u2019s a lot going on \u2014 the search and rescue with Stella and Colton, tense confrontations with Liam and the Davidsons, and emotional beats throughout. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I try to take the advice of all the great directors before me and when you have great actors, get out of their way, and that\u2019s one thing I truly believe in. I\u2019ve worked with actors, being an actor for so long, that when actors are wound up and prepared and ready to go, I wanna let \u2019em do what they\u2019re gonna do and I\u2019ll move in there if there\u2019s a problem or if we\u2019re going in the wrong direction or for minor tweaks, but one of the great things about all these wonderful actors is they don\u2019t need my help. They were so good, and it was such a pleasure to work with them. I was designing shots and I did have conversations with some of them beforehand, but they all know their characters and they know their job so well, it was just my job to capture what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You already knew most of the cast from your time on the show, with a few additions since, so talk about coming back as a director and working with them in this capacity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s the best case scenario. A lot of TV directors <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> around the world and they go on to new shows and they don\u2019t know a single soul and it\u2019s terrifying. They don\u2019t know the crew, they don\u2019t know the actors, and then you\u2019re working long hours every day with these people. Luckily you get to know people very quickly, but it is scary and it is hard. I luckily knew the crew and I knew the cast from Season 1, like you said, and everyone was so warm and welcoming and so kind to me as a director that I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better situation. It\u2019s a big, fun family there. And I grew up in Austin where we shoot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1047777\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047777\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1047777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Nichols directing Walker and Kale Culley\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/walker-218-austin-nichols-kale-culley.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1047777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Is there anything you took from the <em>One Tree Hill<\/em> episodes you directed that was useful for <em>Walker<\/em>? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first thing you learn the first time you direct TV is that you are absolutely in control. Acting all these years, a lot of people used to say, oh, directing TV is like directing traffic. It could not be further from the truth. Directing TV is challenging. It\u2019s really, really difficult. It\u2019s on a short time schedule and you have to go, go, go, you have to be prepared. You have to know exactly what you need to get, and you need to instill confidence in everyone around you. And my very first episode of <em>One Tree Hill<\/em>, I remember, the first scene first day I went, \u201coh s**t, no one is moving until I tell them what we\u2019re doing.\u201d And that old thing people used to say about directing TV is directing traffic is terrible because you have to be the captain of the ship. You have to be the boss and nothing is happening until you tell everyone what we\u2019re doing. I learned that really quickly on day one of my first episode on <em>One Tree Hill<\/em>. And I\u2019ve taken that with me moving forward. Preparation is everything, and also then being prepared to throw it away, being prepared for every scenario you can think of, but then being open to letting it go when you see something new or if things change or if it starts raining or all the millions of things that can happen, to be flexible and to be able to switch gears and still make it happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were some of your favorite and most challenging scenes to direct?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The helicopter stuff was really challenging, really my first foray into visual effects and CG, and I didn\u2019t have much, but I had some really important CG helicopter shots. The VFX team did amazing work and I get so excited when I see it. It looks really good.<\/p>\n<p>One of the toughest days was where Colton falls and he hits his head. It was just one of those days where we had a lot on the schedule and we had to get a lot of stuff done before dark and all that stuff, having stunts and a stuntman and having Jalen on a wire so he could climb up the cliff and do some of it, and then having the stuntman switch out and him go over there and him do the fall. It\u2019s time consuming, so that was one of my most challenging days and I almost ran out of daylight. And then we had to run over and do the two scenes at the trailhead sign, and I had to shoot those before the sun went down and I probably had 45 minutes, but I shot those two scenes in 15 minutes because I was behind and I had to finish everything before it got dark. That\u2019s one of the things that you have to be able to work on your feet, be good on your feet, and be prepared to maybe pull a trick out of your hat and shoot something as a oner with steady cam or not the four or six shots that you\u2019d planned because you don\u2019t have time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That helicopter rescue is so good.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, good. Thank you. I know, I\u2019ve watched it so many times and it makes me cry every time. Everyone did such a good job and the Lauren Daigle song is so beautiful and I\u2019m so excited we got the song. I want to thank Lauren Daigle and all her people and <em>Walker<\/em>, too, for, and the CW for making it happen. The song really, really brings a lot of emotion to the scene and couldn\u2019t have found a better song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are we going to see you direct another episode of <em>Walker<\/em> next season? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope so. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I would love to.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Walker<\/em>, Thursdays, 8\/7c, The CW<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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