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5 days ago
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‘Mad Men' Director Jennifer Getzinger: Ask for What You Want and Ask Again
Faith can be hard to attain when you're working in the entertainment industry. On the one hand, it's all there is to work off of, whether you're a nobody or a long-established player trying to keep in the mix. But with AI on the rise and jobs continuing to remain scarce, one starts to wonder what's even worth believing in. The answer? Yourself. During the latest episode of 'What No One Tells You,' television director Jennifer Getzinger discussed her leap from script supervisor to director and how it only came about because of her own tenacity. For year, Getzinger worked as a script supervisor on shows like 'Strangers with Candy,' 'The Sopranos,' and 'Sex and the City.' Later, 'Mad Men' creator and showrunner Matthew Weiner brought Getzinger onto the project as script supervisor for the pilot, which was shot in New York. Though the show was picked up to series and Getzinger invited to be a part of it, she found out it would require a bit of a sacrifice on her part. More from IndieWire Bella Ramsey Wants 'The Last of Us' Fans to Watch Upcoming Indie Films Like They're 'Game of Thrones' Dan Erickson on the 'Mesmerizing Dynamic' of 'Severance' Auteurs Ben Stiller and Jessica Lee Gagné 'The creator Matt Weiner said to me, 'Well we're going to go shoot the show in Los Angeles and I want my core team to come with me,'' she said. 'As a script supervisor, he wanted me to move to Los Angeles.' Getzinger was 'open' to the idea of moving across the country, but only if Weiner would allow her to direct an episode of the show. It was a huge ask, but based on Weiner's value of her and her own desire to move to the next stage of her career, she saw an opportunity and took it. 'He said to me, 'Look I believe in you, I know you're moving towards this, I know you're ready to do this, but I can't promise you anything. All I can tell you is if you don't come, it will never happen,'' Getzinger told IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking. 'That was what made me move to Los Angeles.' Sadly, Getzinger did not get to direct on the first season of 'Mad Men,' but when the show was renewed for a second season, her moment finally came. 'The producer called me and said, 'You know good news, we're going to get to do this again, bad news is we need a new script supervisor because you're going to be directing,'' said Getzinger. 'So that was my first shot at professional directing.' Getzinger would go on to direct not only for 'Mad Men,' but on 'Orange is the New Black,' 'Westworld,' and most recently on the hit HBO series 'The Penguin.' Watch a clip from her episode of 'What No One Tells You' below. Want to find out more about Future of Filmmaking and 'What No One Tells You?' Visit our new Future of Filmmaking landing page and sign up for our weekly newsletter, 'In Development.' Best of IndieWire Nightmare Film Shoots: The 38 Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from 'Deliverance' to 'The Wages of Fear' Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies: 65 Films the Director Wants You to See The 19 Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in May, from 'Fair Play' to 'Emily the Criminal'
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7 days ago
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‘The Penguin' Director Jennifer Getzinger: Learn How to Keep Quiet
When you're first starting out as a director, it can be easy to hold tight to your vision as if it were some kind of North Star that can do you no wrong. It's good to have that passion and confidence, but when it comes to actually executing most productions, time can't be wasted trying to explain the minutiae of your inner thoughts. In fact, as explained by TV director Jennifer Getzinger, more often than not conciseness and clarity is more appreciated from actors than trying to dissect every element of a scene. During the latest episode of 'What No One Tells You,' Getzinger told IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking that when she was training to become a director, she tended to be 'a little bit afraid' of working with actors. To overcome this fear, she took a workshop with Adrienne Weiss, an acting coach and instructor who came out of the Yale School of Drama. It was here that she started to understand what performers really needed out of a director. More from IndieWire 'Hacks' Renewed for Season 5 at HBO Max AI Experts Debate What Will (or Won't) Be Disrupted by the Technology | Future of Filmmaking Summit at Cannes 'You would rehearse the scenes and then you would put them up in front of the class,' Getzinger said. 'And then at the end, the director would sit up on stage and everyone would critique what you did as a director.' This was unusual as typically it's the director commenting on the work of the actor, but in creating this even playing field, Getzinger began noticing patterns within the notes that spoke to a persistent problem amongst many first-time directors. 'It's unlike anything you'll ever ever have in real life as a director because no actor is going to tell you like, 'Oh, this was terrible. That note you gave me was awful,'' she told IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking. 'And the thing I learned the most was just stop talking so much. Stop giving so many notes.' In pursuit of their own objectives, Getzinger realized many directors were treating actors as devices rather than human beings. This didn't ultimately help the performer, but instead just overcomplicated whatever perspective they were trying to bring to the scene. 'You can't give someone 5 things to play in between every take,' said Getzinger. 'I think every new director just keeps talking and talking and talking and is hoping they're saying something that has some wisdom in it and you really need to stop.' Getzinger went on to direct for 'Mad Men,' 'Westworld,' and most recently on HBO's hit series 'The Penguin,' starring Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti. Watch a clip from her episode of 'What No One Tells You' below. Want to find out more about Future of Filmmaking and 'What No One Tells You?' Visit our new Future of Filmmaking landing page and sign up for our weekly newsletter, 'In Development.' Best of IndieWire Nightmare Film Shoots: The 38 Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from 'Deliverance' to 'The Wages of Fear' Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies: 65 Films the Director Wants You to See The 19 Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in May, from 'Fair Play' to 'Emily the Criminal'
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12-02-2025
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Doctor: When temperatures drop, children are among most vulnerable to hypothermia
Children are especially vulnerable to winter's chilly bite, and are more likely than adults to get into medical distress when exposed to the cold, said Dr. Jim Getzinger, an emergency department physician at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak. Getzinger spoke the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday about the dangers of cold exposure as more details emerged about two children, ages 2 and 9, who appear to have frozen to death Monday while sleeping in a van in the parking structure of a Detroit casino. The kids lived in the van with their mother, grandmother and three siblings, Detroit police said, after being evicted from an east-side apartment. As outdoor temperatures fell below 20 degrees in the early morning hours Monday, the van stopped running. About noon, police said the 9-year-old boy was no longer breathing, and soon after, the 2-year-old girl also became unresponsive. The other three children were admitted to the hospital and were in stable condition Tuesday, police said. Getzinger said it's kids who are among the most vulnerable in frigid temperatures. "You're at higher risk if you're very young," he said. "You don't have as much body fat. ... Your body surface area is actually much higher compared to your mass, so you radiate heat a ton more than you would if you were a larger person. So children, especially small children, are at high risk of losing heat rapidly." Also especially susceptible to the cold, he said, are: older people, anyone who is underweight, malnourished or dehydrated, along with people who have underlying medical conditions such as vascular disease, diabetes, heart disease and substance use disorder. Multiple variables can affect how long it takes for a person to die from cold exposure, Getzinger said. "It can be anywhere from minutes to a few hours," he said. "It all depends on what's going on ... what your underlying conditions are. ... It depends what you're wearing. If you have any wet clothing on, is the wind blowing over you? How cold is it? What's your nutrition status? Are you dehydrated? All these things can run the risk of making cold exposure much more deadly." Getzinger has treated patients in the emergency department who've suffered from frost nip, frost bite, and hypothermia from cold exposure, but cases of severe hypothermia — that end with a person dying — are relatively rare, Getzinger said. Hypothermia occurs in three stages — mild, moderate and severe. The first stage, mild hypothermia, occurs when your core body temperature falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit, Getzinger said. "In that place, you're just shivering," he said. "Your body starts to try to burn more fuel to keep the temperature up. You'll feel your heart racing a little bit. You may breathe a bit faster. The blood vessels around the body try to conserve the heat for the main organs — such as your heart, your lungs. More: Former Dearborn Hyatt set to be redeveloped as hotel rooms, apartments "And so what happens is you'll get constriction of the blood vessels. You'll get cold hands, cold feet. Your body is trying to reduce heat loss from the skin. You sometimes can get a little bit of fatigue. You might get a little stumbly. You might have difficulty with coordination just at that early stage." The next stage is considered moderate hypothermia, and occurs with the core body temperature ranges between 82 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. At that stage, Getzinger says shivering can become less intense. "That's actually quite a bad sign," he said. "It means you're running out of energy to shiver. You often get very confused. Some people actually can start undressing because they (perceive that they are) hot. This is due to some problems in the brain where the temperature-regulating mechanism isn't working real well." People may become very lethargic, feel muscle stiffness and lose coordination. Their speech may become slurred, he said, and they may have poor judgment. More: Former Dearborn Hyatt set to be redeveloped as hotel rooms, apartments More: Detroit mom called city for help before 2 kids froze in casino parking garage When the body's core temperature drops below 82 degrees Fahrenheit, it is considered severe or profound hypothermia. Getzinger said that is likely the stage of hypothermia the two children suffered when they died. When a person's body is that severely chilled, shivering tends to stop altogether, and there is very shallow breathing, "if at all." "You can have weak pulse, loss of consciousness. They can go into a coma," Getzinger said. "The risk of heart problems goes really high at that point. The heart becomes very irritable. You can have a cardiac arrest, and they might even look blue, cyanotic. They basically just are not even responding." It's imperative, Getzinger said, for people to recognize the signs of hypothermia and intervene if a person appears to be acting strangely, taking off clothing in the cold, shivering uncontrollably, or stumbling or slurring their words. "Please try to help them," Getzinger said. "Try to check to see if they're OK. Call 911. This is not something where I you can shrug it off and say, 'Oh, they're just being odd.' ... When we get really concerned is when they start getting confused. Your body, your enzymes don't work as well at lower temperatures. ... You don't do the things that could save you. You basically end up just sort of settling in and the exposure gets you more and more and more." Seek medical help, if you can. "We don't want you to put heating pads on people like this," Getzinger said. "Those can cause burns and can cause other issues. The big thing is to call 911 or get medical help as soon as possible." While you wait for assistance to arrive, "try warm them passively," Getzinger said. "One of the ways to do that is actually skin to skin," which would be to use the heat from your own body to warm theirs with skin-to-skin contact. "If they're able to drink something, get them some something warm to drink. Put them in warm, dry blankets. If they're in anything wet, get that off of them and get them into something warm. "Check on your neighbors. If you have elderly neighbors near you, check in on them, especially during these cold snaps just to make sure that they're OK. ... It's best to be as a community and help each other out." The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday for metro Detroit, predicting snow, freezing rain and sleet. Low temperatures are expected to fall into the teens again Thursday night. Anyone who is unhoused or struggling with housing instability should not try to sleep outdoors or in a vehicle in these cold temperatures, Detroit city leaders said Tuesday. There now is 24/7 assistance available, along with a new program that provides 110 beds at Drop-In Centers at Cass Social Services and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. To get help, call the Detroit Housing Resource HelpLine 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m-12 p.m. Saturdays at 866-313-2520. Anyone who needs after-hours assistance should go to the nearest police precinct to be connected with overnight housing services. Contact Kristen Shamus: kshamus@ Free Press staff writers Andrea May Sahouri, Nour Rahal and Nushrat Rahman contributed to this story. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Kids more likely to die when exposed to cold temperatures, doctor says
