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Director Hannah Marks Is Nervous To Meet You

2022-07-05 · collab / interview · John, Hannah Marks · 4:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: guest or collab, on location, self promotion, community lore

A longer version is linked in the description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0IxEPp2CS8.

On the Turtles All the Way Down set, John talks with director Hannah Marks about how she won the job by showing what a thought spiral looks like, directing his cameo, dogs, his favourite-Beatle bit, and the orange in the film's palette.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Cold open: Hannah wants to meet Hank and is nervous about the comments

  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says she just wants to meet Hank, whom she has never met, and is scared of the comments. — 00:00:00 · Hank Green
  • ★★ John says he doesn't want to overhype them, but in general the channel's people are nice. — 00:00:00 · Nerdfighteria

00:00:29 — Hannah's hiring pitch, the thought spiral as the film's conflict, and directing John's cameo

  • ★★★ John introduces Hannah Marks, director of the Turtles All the Way Down movie, and thanks her for directing it. — 00:00:29 · Turtles All the Way Down
  • ★★★ John recalls that Hannah had made only one movie when she interviewed, and showed the producers and studio what a thought spiral would look and feel like, which was incredible. — 00:00:29
  • ★★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says the first thing she and John agreed on was that Aza's brain is the movie's conflict, something rarely seen and hard to tackle because it is invisible. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Hannah directed John's scene yesterday; John asks what it was like directing him, the world's worst actor. (playful) — 00:00:58
  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says directing John was bliss: he was terrific, is a great actor, and needs to stop saying he is a terrible actor. — 00:00:58 · John Green
  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah reveals that John does squats in the movie; she cannot guarantee they will make the final cut, but they will be in the director's cut. (playful) — 00:00:58
  • ★ John says he did squats in only one take, as a joke for Hannah, and will have one note for the studio. (playful) — 00:01:27
  • ★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says she joined TikTok just for John's account. — 00:01:27 · TikTok

00:01:49 — Dogs, Hannah's mother's rule, the favourite-Beatle and favourite-colour bit, and her lucky orange

  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah passes on her mother's advice not to marry anyone unless they like the Beatles and dogs. — 00:01:49
  • ★★ John asks Hannah his favourite-Beatle and favourite-colour questions, and tells her the bit is so bad there is no second layer to it. — 00:01:49
  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah's favourite Beatle is Paul McCartney since watching a new documentary; before that it was John Lennon. — 00:02:19
  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah's real favourite colour is orange, from the book cover's orange spiral; for luck she wore orange nail polish or an orange shirt when interviewing for the job. — 00:02:19 · Turtles All the Way Down

00:03:05 — The film's orange and teal palette, John's thanks for her choices, and a confused sign-off

  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says the film's palette has pops of orange and teal, the colours of Aza's and Daisy's cars. — 00:03:05
  • ★★★ John says one amazing thing about Hannah directing is seeing the choices he and his editor Julie made carefully loved, cared for and expanded on in her choices. — 00:03:05 · Julie Strauss-Gabel
  • ★★ Hannah Marks: Hannah says it is because she loves the book so much: she came in a huge fan. — 00:03:34 · Turtles All the Way Down

In the description and comments

  • ★★ The description thanks Hannah, since 15 minutes of a director's time on set is very hard to get, links her Instagram, and notes an extended cut. — video description · Instagram
  • ★ In a comment John says YouTube adds a second to the runtime, so the video's 4:01 is not punishable. — creator comment · Four-minute rule, YouTube

Humor (significant)

  • John asks Hannah about directing his cameo — 00:00:58

    “So, Hannah, what was it like directing me, John Green, the world's worst actor?”

  • After praising John's acting, Hannah reveals his scene — 00:00:58

    “Spoiler, he does squats in the movie.”

  • Asked John's favourite-colour question, Hannah gives his name — 00:02:19

    “Green!”

  • Told to say John's sign-off to Hank, Hannah questions it — 00:03:34

    “Will I actually? No. I don't know how this works.”

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Central: Hannah Marks · Turtles All the Way Down (film)

Also: Aza Holmes · Daisy Ramirez · John Lennon · obsessive-compulsive disorder · Paul McCartney · The Beatles · TikTok · Turtles All the Way Down

Only in the description or credits: Instagram · Julie Strauss-Gabel

Also centred on Turtles All the Way Down (film): On the Movies · An Amazing Day · Hello! Meet Daisy! · A Casting Announcement · Hello! Meet Aza! · The Truth of How Books Become Movies

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