Lee Sung Jin and Jason Bateman Discuss Directing Techniques for "Beef" and "Black Rabbit"
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Summary
Lee Sung Jin, creator/director of "Beef," and Jason Bateman, who directed and starred in "Black Rabbit," discuss their directing techniques and stylistic choices in a conversation moderated by Variety's Clayton Davis in partnership with Netflix. Lee plans to push surrealism further in Season 2 of "Beef," while Bateman, who joined the DGA at 18, reflects on his journey from acting to directing.
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Bateman, who joined the Director's Guild of America at the age of 18, mentioned that he grew up acting and beg
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