David Boreanaz, star of The WB's Angel, told SCI FI Wire that he came prepared for his debut as a director in the upcoming episode "Soul Purpose," which airs Jan. 21. "I came in with some really strong ideas and some strong visuals that I wanted to do, and I had a big ... meeting with [executive producer] Jeff Bell," Boreanaz said in an interview at The WB's winter press preview. "A lot of the ideas I wanted to do kind of got, not squashed, but just toned down a bit, because I had to remind myself that I am shooting an Angel show and not this crazy, cinematic, swooping thing," he said with a laugh.
In "Soul Purpose," Boreanaz does double duty as helmer and star in an episode that brings back the character of Lindsey (Christian Kane) and puts Angel in a fever-dream state. Balancing both roles was a challenge, he admitted. "It's pretty crazy, yeah," he said. "You do your work, and there were moments when I was acting in it, and I had the [assistant director] call 'action,' or I would look at a little television monitor while I was setting the shot and rehearsing. So your mind's really all over the place. But I enjoy working like that. The more that's going on, the better for me creatively." Boreanaz's castmates praised his sure hand and confidence, unusual in a first-time director. Boreanaz was more self-effacing. "All I want to do is fulfill the story, tell the story, and as a director you want to creatively shoot it so that you keep the audience involved rather than removing them, because it can be very easy to do that," he said. "So that was challenging to do that. And I had a good time. I kept within the parameters, and I pushed some buttons, and I shot a lot of low angles. I like low angles." Angel airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
