Thomas David Schlamme (pronounced Shla-Me; born May 22, 1950) is an American television director, known particularly for his collaborations with Aaron Sorkin.[1][2] He has also worked as a producer.
Contents
1Production
2Director
2.1Work with Aaron Sorkin
2.2"Walk and talk"
3Personal life
4References
5External links
Production
Schlamme moved from his native Houston to New York City in 1973. After serving in several low level positions for production companies, he founded his own company, Schlamme Productions, in 1980. From there, he produced campaigns for a number of musicals, including Cats. He directed the first "I Want My MTV!" advertising campaign in 1981 for producer Buzz Potamkin, and singer/songwriter Amy Grant's 1985 music video "Find a Way" for producers Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman. Throughout the 1980s, he produced a number of specials on various entertainers including Whoopi Goldberg and Rowan Atkinson.
Starting in the late 1990s, Schlamme served as producer for shows such as Tracey Takes On... and has directed shows such as Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Friends, ER and Shaun Cassidy's cult favorite science fiction TV show Invasion. He is an executive producer of the American crime drama television series Snowfall which premiered on FX in July 2017.
"You almost never see how anyone travels from point A to point C [in most TV shows]. I wanted the audience to witness every journey these people took. It all had a purpose, even seeing them order lunch. It just seemed to be the proper visual rhythm with which to marry Aaron's words. I got lucky that it worked."
—Thomas Schlamme, on the "Walk and Talk" device.[3]
Schlamme made his directing debut with Miss Firecracker in 1989, and later directed the 1993 comedy film So I Married an Axe Murderer, starring Mike Myers. Schlamme directed the pilot episode of Spin City and What's Alan Watching?
He worked on the TV series Parenthood for NBC and the now-cancelled Pan Am for ABC. Schlamme has also directed multiple episodes of the 2014 series Manhattan.[4]
In 2017 he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America.[5]
Work with Aaron Sorkin
Schlamme's nearly decade-long collaboration in television with writer-producer Aaron Sorkin began in early 1998 when they found they shared common creative ground on the soon to be produced Sports Night.[6][7] Their successful partnership in television was one in which Sorkin focused on writing the scripts while Schlamme executive produced and occasionally directed; they worked together on Sports Night, The West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Schlamme would create the look of the shows, work with the other directors, discuss the scripts with Sorkin as soon as they were turned in, make design and casting decisions, and attend the budget meetings; Sorkin tended to stick strictly to writing.[6]
Schlamme first worked with Aaron Sorkin on his short-lived ABC comedy/drama Sports Night, for which he directed 16 of its 45 episodes. Their biggest break was in 1999, teaming up again on their hit political drama The West Wing. He directed the pilot episode and from then on served as the executive producer until 2003. He directed 14 episodes of The West Wing in addition to serving as executive producer. In 2003, at the end of the fourth season, Schlamme and Sorkin left the show due to internal conflicts at Warner Bros. TV not involving the NBC network, thrusting producer John Wells into an expanded role as showrunner.[8]
In early October 2005 a pilot script dubbed Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip for a new TV series, written by Sorkin and with Schlamme attached as producer, started circulating around Hollywood and generating interest on the web. A week later, NBC bought from Warner Bros. TV the right to show the TV series on their network for a near-record license fee in a bidding war with CBS.[9] The show's name was later changed to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
In September 2006, the pilot for Studio 60 aired on NBC, directed by Schlamme. The pilot was critically acclaimed and had high ratings, but Studio 60 experienced a significant drop in audience by mid-season. The show was cancelled after one season.
"Walk and talk"
Schlamme's direction is characterized by use of a technique called the "walk and talk": sequences consisting of single lengthy tracking shots involving multiple characters engaging in conversation as they move through the set.[10][11] Characters enter and exit the conversation as the shot continues without any cuts.
Personal life
He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Christine Lahti, and three children. He is the step-brother of attorney Solomon Wisenberg, who was Ken Starr's deputy during the Impeachment of Bill Clinton and questioned the president during the grand jury interview. He is the uncle of producer Dylan K. Massin, who produced 43 episodes of The West Wing, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and other television series.[12]
^Elif Cercel (1999-11-11). "Interview with Thomas Schlamme, Director and Executive Producer, "Sports Night"". Directors World. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
^Ray Richmond (May 12, 2006). "Finale: 'West Wing'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
^Robert Lloyd (July 26, 2014). "'Manhattan' an egghead's-eye view of the birth of the atomic bomb". The Los Angeles Times (review).
^"Thomas Schlamme Elected Directors Guild President – Complete Election Results". Deadline. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ ab"Interview with Aaron Sorkin: Creator and Executive Producer of "Sports Night" and "The West Wing"". Comedy Central.com. January 1, 2001. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
^Elif Cercel (November 11, 1999). "Interview with Thomas Schlamme, Director and Executive Producer, "Sports Night"". Directors World. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
^Josef Adalian (May 1, 2003). "Sorkin sulking away from 'Wing': Regime change for NBC White House series". Variety. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
^Josef Adalian (October 14, 2005). "Peacock on 'Studio' beat: Sorkin, Schlamme sell behind-the-scenes drama skein". Variety. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
^Clive James (2005). "Fantasy in The West Wing". The Meaning of Recognition: New Essays 2001–2005. London: Picador. p. 38. ISBN 9780330440257.
^Jonathan Gray (2011). "The reviews are in: TV critics and the (pre)creation of meaning". In Michael Kackman; et al. Flow TV: Television in the Age of Media Convergence. New York: Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 9780203879634.
^"Dylan K. Massin". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
External links
Thomas Schlamme on IMDb
Hollywood.com bio at Archive.today (archived 2013-01-26)
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Films directed by Thomas Schlamme
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure (1987)
Miss Firecracker (1989)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
You So Crazy (1994)
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
Awards for Thomas Schlamme
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Peter Tewksbury (1959)
Ralph Levy / Bud Yorkin (1960)
Sheldon Leonard (1961)
Nat Hiken (1962)
John Rich (1963)
Jerry Paris (1964)
William Asher (1966)
James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
Jackie Cooper for "Carry on, Hawkeye" (1974)
Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
James Burrows for "Showdown", Part 2 (1983)
Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
Terry Hughes for "Isn't it Romantic" (1987)
Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (1988)
Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)
Jill Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)
Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)
Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)" (2018)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Jack Smight for "Eddie" (1959)
Robert Mulligan for The Moon and Sixpence (1960)
George Schaefer for Macbeth (1961)
Franklin J. Schaffner (1962)
Stuart Rosenberg for "The Madman" (1963)
Tom Gries for "Who Do You Kill?" (1964)
Paul Bogart for "The 700 Year Old Gang" (1965)
Sydney Pollack for "The Game" (1966)
Alex Segal for Death of a Salesman (1967)
Lee H. Katzin (1968)
David Greene for "The People Next Door" (1969)
Paul Bogart for "Shadow Game" (1970)
Daryl Duke for "The Day the Lion Died" / Fielder Cook for "The Price" (1971)
Alexander Singer for "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" (1972)
Jerry Thorpe for "An Eye for an Eye" / Joseph Sargent for "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" (1973)
John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / Robert Butler for "Part III" (1974)
Bill Bain for "A Sudden Storm" (1975)
David Greene for Episode 8 (Rich Man, Poor Man) (1976)
David Greene for Roots ("Part 1") (1977)
Marvin J. Chomsky for Holocaust (1978)
Jackie Cooper for "Pilot" (The White Shadow) (1979)
Roger Young for "Cop" (1980)
Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station"(1981)
Harry Harris for "To Soar and Never Falter" (1982)
Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983)
Corey Allen for "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" (1984)
Karen Arthur for "Heat" (1985)
Georg Stanford Brown for "Parting Shots" (1986)
Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (L.A. Law) (1987)
Mark Tinker for "Weigh In, Way Out" (1988)
Robert Altman for "The Boiler Room" (1989)
Thomas Carter for "Promises to Keep" / Scott Winant for "The Go-Between" (1990)
Thomas Carter for "In Confidence" (1991)
Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1992)
Barry Levinson for "Gone for Goode" (1993)
Daniel Sackheim for "Tempest in a C-Cup" (1994)
Mimi Leder for "Love's Labor Lost" (1995)
Jeremy Kagan for "Leave of Absence" (1996)
Mark Tinker for "Where's 'Swaldo?" (1997)
Mark Tinker for "Pilot" (Brooklyn South) / Paris Barclay for "Brain Salad Surgery" (1998)
Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1999)
Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (The West Wing) (2000)
Thomas Schlamme for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I" & "Part II" (2001)
Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2002)
Christopher Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003)
Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004)
J. J. Abrams for "Pilot" (Lost) (2005)
Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006)
Alan Taylor for "Kennedy and Heidi" (2007)
Greg Yaitanes for "House's Head" (2008)
Rod Holcomb for "And in the End..." (2009)
Steve Shill for "The Getaway" (2010)
Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2011)
Tim Van Patten for "To the Lost" (2012)
David Fincher for "Chapter 1" (2013)
Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Who Goes There" (2014)
David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)
Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016)
Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017)
Stephen Daldry for "Paterfamilias" (2018)
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
1971–2000
John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971)
Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (M*A*S*H) (1972)
Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973)
Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)
Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975)
Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976)
Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977)
Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978)
Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)
Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980)
Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981)
Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)
James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983)
Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984)
Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985)
Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)
Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987)
Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988)
Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)
James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990)
Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)
Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992)
James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993)
David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994)
Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)
Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996)
Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997)
Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998)
Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999)
James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)
2001–present
Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002)
Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)
Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)
Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005)
Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006)
Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007)
Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008)
Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)
Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010)
Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)
Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012)
Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013)
Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014)
Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)
Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016)
Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017)
Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018)
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
1971–2000
Daniel Petrie for "Hands of Love" (1971)
Robert Butler for "Dust Bowl Cousins" (1972)
Charles S. Dubin for "Knockover" (1973)
David Friedkin for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" (1974)
James Cellan Jones for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1975)
Glenn Jordan for "Rites of Friendship" (1976)
John Erman for "Second Hour" (1977)
Gene Reynolds for "Prisoner" (1978)
Roger Young for "Cop" (1979)
Roger Young for "Lou" (1980)
Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station" (1981)
David Anspaugh for "Personal Foul" (1982)
Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983)
Thomas Carter for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall (1984)
Will Mackenzie for "My Fair David" (1985)
Will Mackenzie for "Atomic Shakespeare" (1986)
Marshall Herskovitz for "Pilot" (thirtysomething) (1987)
Marshall Herskovitz for "Therapy" (1988)
Eric Laneuville for "I'm in the Nude" (1989)
Michael Zinberg for "Vietnam" (1990)
Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1991)
Rob Thompson for "Cicely" (1992)
Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (NYPD Blue) (1993)
Charles Haid for "Into That Good Night" (1994)
Christopher Chulack for "Hell and High Water" (1995)
Christopher Chulack for "Fear of Flying" (1996)
Barbara Kopple for "The Documentary" (1997)
Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1998)
David Chase for "The Sopranos" (1999)
Thomas Schlamme for "Noël" (2000)
2001–present
Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2001)
John Patterson for "Whitecaps" (2002)
Chris Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003)
Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004)
Michael Apted for "The Stolen Eagle" (2005)
Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006)
Alan Taylor for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007)
Daniel Attias for "Transitions" (2008)
Lesli Linka Glatter for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009)
Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)
Patty Jenkins for "Pilot" (The Killing) (2011)
Rian Johnson for "Fifty-One" (2012)
Vince Gilligan for "Felina" (2013)
Lesli Linka Glatter for "From A to B and Back Again" (2014)
David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)
Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016)
Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017)
Adam McKay for "Celebration" (2018)
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Presidents of the Screen Directors Guild and the Directors Guild of America
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