Daniela Ruah stepped behind the camera to direct her fifth episode of NCIS Los Angeles with the November 6 Flesh & Blood.
Her approach to directing has not changed since she did so for the first time in Season 12. I think I am just as obsessive with the details as I was in the beginning in the sense that I want to make sure I do not miss anything she tells TV Insider. The Directors Guild of America provides a workshop for first time directors then she evolved from there. Something she has learned is to make sure you have an answer for people no matter which department might have a question and she tries to avoid making the same mistakes twice.
Every episode that passes I fall more and more in love with the craft and I will never leave acting because I am too much of a show-off and I love being in front of the camera but visually storytelling through a camera is definitely a passion that has been growing exponentially for me she shares.
Daniela Ruah I like both. I love the intimate scenes but I think that comes from my own experience as an actor and how fun it is to dive deep into your emotions and feelings and interpret a situation and play that. And then maybe the other actor gives you something a little bit different and so you are listening to them, so you shift what you thought you were gonna do and its an animal that finds its own shape in the room in the moment, especially in a show like ours where theres very little rehearsal time.
But the action sequences are so fun and I tend to be pretty loud and excited when we get a good shot. I will say that the action sequences and bigger days like that are definitely still more challenging for me I think just because I have to grow my skill set. Fortunately I am surrounded by a really really experienced crew and they always are very helpful with everything. Our special effects teams the Frazee family they are unbelievable and Troy Brown, our stunt coordinator everybody is just so good at working together as a team and pulling off really hard days in very few hours. I want to do more action sequences just so I can learn more. Its a lot to think about a lot of logistics. You need to be very on it with your prep and when people are fighting and falling and blowing things up and shooting safety is a huge concern always.
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