The Office US certainly needs no introduction. Currently available on Netflixthis comedy of 2005 created by Greg Daniels it’s a remake dell’British series of the same name created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It tells the story of a bizarre and diverse group of employees of a Scranton paper company, the Dunder Mifflinheaded by the inappropriate and incompetent, but also extraordinarily human and lovable boss Michael Scottplayed by one Steve Carell in top form. With his nine seasons, The Office US far surpassed the audience success of the British original, entering the group of the best comedy Of all times. And, almost ten years after the last episode, the series is still as popular as ever, if not more, thanks to streaming on Netflix and other platforms.
As fans well know, The Office is shot with the technique of mockumentaryor of “fake documentary”. The actions of Michael Scott and the other employees, in fact, are constantly immortalized by a group of documentariansto which the characters yes address directly in the course of “confessionals”, the so-called talking headsor with decidedly telling looks through the lens. Over the seasons, for example, the room looks of Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) have become legendary. Yet, you know, in most cases looking directly at the camera is the worst thing an actor can do on set.
After The OfficeSteve Carell can’t stop looking at the camera anymore
Recently, Steve Carell was a guest on an episode of Office Ladiesil rewatch podcast of the series created on the wave of the new popularity achieved by the series on Netflix and other platforms by the actresses Jenna Fischer e Angela Kinseywhich in the comedy they respectively played the sweet receptionist Pam Beesly and the grumpy accountant Angela Martin. Throughout the episode, Michael Scott’s interpreter talked about his time on the set of The Office and revealed that, because of the series, he can’t help but look directly into the camera in every single project he works on.
“I’ve never had a job where I didn’t look at the camera at some point. At least once.” confessed Steve Carell, citing his experience on the set of Foxcatcher- An American Story, a dramatic film which, among other things, earned Steve Carell an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. “I’m sure in Foxcatcher I kind of looked at the camera and was like, ‘No. You cannot comment on what you just did”.
The actor immediately received the comfort of his former colleagues Of The Officewho revealed that for them too, addressing the camera directly has now become a habit. “For me it is the same! I can’t not treat the camera like a character now. It’s a habitsaid Jenna Fischer, while Angela Kinsey added: “I actually had a director say, ‘Uh, Angela, you just looked right into the lens’”.
Don’t worry, Jim Halpert would be proud of you.
