This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences - From The Page To The Screen – Emmy Award winning Director and Producer of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, Michelle MacLaren looks at how words from a screenplay come to life on the screen and how a letter she wrote to herself at 13 moved her to directing.
Michelle MacLaren started as a production assistant working her way up through locations, assistant directing, and production managing to Producing and Directing. Michelle has produced 11 made for television movies, becoming an Executive Producer when she co-wrote the CBS movie “Music from the Heart”. Michelle has been an Executive Producer and Co-Executive Producer in series television on such shows as, Breaking Bad, The X-Files, Harsh Realm, and the “Night Stalker” pilot.
While Executive Producing Breaking Bad, Michelle directed 11 episodes of the Emmy winning series. Michelle began directing on the X-Files and has directed shows for NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, TNT, Starz as well as multiple episodes of AMC’s The Walking Dead, HBO’s Game of Thrones and an episode of HBO’s The Leftovers.
As one of the Executive Producers on Breaking Bad, Michelle has been awarded two Emmys, a Golden Globe, a PGA award as well as several other nominations including two nominations for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
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