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2 dga quarterly CONTENTS 8 15 22 24 62 8 P R O F I L E S On the Job With... Christopher Surgent, Eve Adair, Ken Wada By David Geffner 11 1 0 Q U E ST I O N S Leading the Way Debra L. Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks, says with more diverse audiences for television, there should be more diverse directors behind the camera—and the talent is there. 15 I N D E P E N D E N T VO I C E Sentimental Education Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's unlikely journey from a Texas border town to NYU film school pays off with his sweet-sad indie hit, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. By Margy Rochlin 18 S H OT TO R E M E M B E R Yeah, Baby, It's Austin Powers Jay Roach had fun playing with audience expectations for the opening of Austin Powers in Goldmember. By Rob Feld 22 C L O S E U P A Storied Life Director Rosemary Rodriguez has excelled in directing all sorts of dramatic television, but where she really feels at home is on the set of her own films. By Jamie Van Bergen In the Beginning At the End 62 C L A S S I C S Why Orson Welles Still Matters In his centennial year, Orson Welles' glorious experiments are still thrilling to anyone who cares about directing. By Terrence Rafferty 66 D R AW I N G B O A R D Watch Out for Falling Glass Storyboards by Jim Cornish help Harry and friends escape in David Yates' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 72 O U T O F T H E PA ST Pulling the Strings Here's how Robert Wise handled actors who were a bit wooden on The Sound of Music. 24 I N D U ST RY Film Is Dead—Long Live Film Christopher Nolan rallied directors together to preserve the option to shoot on film. And it's not just about the art—it makes good business sense. By Hugh Hart