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DGA QUARTERLY 1 C O N T E N T S S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 [ THE DGA INTERVIEW] 34 From the Inside Out Dan Attias, who has directed more than 80 series since he joined the Guild in 1980, brings arduous prep and probing insights to the table as a key contributor to Peak TV. BY ROBERT ABELE 42 Tonal Shifts The concept of "crime comedies" is hard to pin down, given its tenu- ous mixture of desperate drama and absurdist humor, but some of the top practitioners of the form address that tricky balance. BY ROBERT KOEHLER [ COLLABORATORS] 48 Class Acts Barry Levinson and casting director Ellen Chenoweth have been working together since their breakthrough film, Diner (1982); their partnership has launched more than a few acting careers and harnessed memorable performances from legends. BY STEVE CHAGOLLAN 52 'Breaking Comedy' The ever-churning news cycle in the era of Trump has created newfound challenges for the directors of late- night talk shows, who must respond to 11th-hour script changes and think on their feet. BY ANN FARMER 58 Deep Dives The American Masters documentary series has paid tribute to a who's who of cultural pioneers over the years, but no matter how iconic or seemingly well-known these subjects are, the directors behind their stories aim to reveal what you didn't know. BY PAUL BROWNFIELD [ PHOTO ESSAY] 62 Vision Quest Episodic television's current renais- sance has more than a little to do with the increasingly cinematic ap- proach to some of the medium's more ambitious series, some of which are glimpsed herein. Features 62 34 58 52 42 48