Ken Kwapis - Pt. 1
04/06/21 • 40 min
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If The Office were a puppy, director Ken Kwapis would be “the country vet that birthed it” (according to Greg Daniels, at least). Ken speaks on the decisions he made that let the audience feel like they were catching the action on screen by accident, how no one was allowed on set while filming the first few episodes - not even hair and make-up - and the moment he knew that Phyllis just belonged in a paper company.
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If The Office were a puppy, director Ken Kwapis would be “the country vet that birthed it” (according to Greg Daniels, at least). Ken speaks on the decisions he made that let the audience feel like they were catching the action on screen by accident, how no one was allowed on set while filming the first few episodes - not even hair and make-up - and the moment he knew that Phyllis just belonged in a paper company.
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Off The Beat with Brian Baumgartner - Ken Kwapis - Pt. 1
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I'm Ken Kappas. I I am a director. I directed the pilot of the Office and many other episodes. Hello everybody, this is the Office Deep Dive, and I am your host Brian baum Gartner. How's everybody doing out there? Is everybody? Okay? I wish I could hear you. Um today you will be listening to me and my conversation with Ken Kappas now as usual, no one can put it better than Greg Daniels. And Greg described Ken as the country vet who birthed this p
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