You may not have heard of Bruce Gowers, but you know and love his work. He is the television director responsible for most of what you’ve seen on American Idol. He’s the director that every other competitive reality television producer has wanted to emulate in their own programs. His work has spawned a million imitators, but watch the episodes of the program he has directed and you will see a distinctive directing style that simply cannot be copied. It reminds me of the paintings of Jackson Pollack. Everyone think that can do what he did, yet no one has successfully imitated him. The same is true for Gowers. He makes the direction of the show seem organic and natural, hiding the complicated craft going on behind the scenes on your favorite television show. He’s the great and powerful Oz behind the scenes of television’s most groundbreaking competitive reality show in history.

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