A St. John's filmmaker has become the first woman to direct This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Jordan Canning, a movie maker from St. John's, spent four episodes directing the long-running CBC comedy this year, finishing her stint with an episode that aired Nov. 29.
In a series known for strong female characters, Canning has become the first woman to ever sit in the director's chair. She says her experience will not be easily forgotten.
"It's the funnest job I've ever had. It's so great, it's so funny. It's been amazing, I'm sad that this is my last episode," she told CBC Radio's St. John's Morning Show.
For the first year, 22 Minutes rotated people through the directors chair. That gave Canning four episodes in November on the job.
"It's amazing, it's an honour," she said. "This show is built on incredible female talent on camera, in the writers room, on the crew. And, yeah, I'm super honoured to be part of the team."
Change of pace
Working on a weekly TV show was a big adjustment for Canning, who has spent more time directing and creating short and feature films.
Canning's first feature film, We Were Wolves, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. She's working on a new project, called Suck It Up, which will premiere in 2017.
"It's a pretty amazing process that they do," Canning said of the 22 Minutes crew.
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Canning says the show's scripts go from drafts to built sets in less than 24 hours — A read through on Wednesday afternoon of about 30 to 40 scripts leads to eight selected scenes that day and quick action by the costume, design and set crews overnight.
The show also needs to stay up to date with current affairs.
"The cycle of how this show works is pretty amazing," Canning says. "Everybody is just so on their game with this show … They know what they are doing. It's a well-oiled machine."
One of her favourite skits of her last episode, called "Fossil fools," features Catherine McKenna breaking up with coal.
Canning says actresses Susan Kent and Meredith MacNeill "threw together" the skit, even if it looked meticulously choreographed.
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"When you watch it, it feels like they have been practicing this for weeks, but no they just kind of invented this wild dance that the two of them did absolutely willingly in a freezing cold, dirty warehouse," she says.
The filmmaker says she'd love a chance to direct again.
"It's just like a family. It really feels like a family, and it's wonderful to be able to drop into it and feel absolutely welcomed and trusted and supported."
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