The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel:
One Marvelous Shot

A Conversation with Jim McConkey, SOC; Larry McConkey, SOC & Jacob Fountain

Hosted by David Daut

Over the years, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been no stranger to elaborate oners, but even so, one shot in Mrs. Maisel’s season finale stands apart from the rest. In a single take, the camera follows the action over a balcony, through a railing, backwards down a set of stairs, and out onto the set of The Gordon Ford Show.

In this Camera Operator video interview, we got to talk with A camera operator Jim McConkey, SOC; camera technician Larry McConkey, SOC; and A camera dolly grip Jacob Fountain about the planning, technology, and technique that went into pulling off this shot, as well as looking back on their work over the five seasons of the show that led to this point.

In the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge is hired on as a writer for a variety talk show—The Gordon Ford Show—where she has to compete for work with the entirely male writing staff. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and stars Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller, Jason Ralph, and Tony Shalhoub. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is available on Prime Video.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel:
One Marvelous Shot

A Conversation with Jim McConkey, SOC; Larry McConkey, SOC & Jacob Fountain

Hosted by David Daut

THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

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David Daut

A writer and critic for more than a decade, David Daut specializes in analysis of genre cinema and immersive media. In addition to his work for Camera Operator and other publications, David is also the co-creator of Hollow Medium, a “recovered audio” ghost story podcast. David studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and works as a freelance writer based out of Orange County, California.

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