Chris Wilcha Nominated For Emmy! Again!

It's time to build a longer shelf...Chris Wilcha has been nominated for another Emmy in Outstanding Directing For Non-Fiction Programming!  Wilcha won this award last year, so here's hoping for a repeat.

The nomination, for the "John Smith" episode of the second season of This American Life, also completes a hat trick for Wilcha, who was nominated for the same award in 2007 and 2008.  The show was nominated for four Emmys this year, including Outstanding Cinematography, Picture Editing, Directing (shared between Adam Beckman and Wilcha), and Outstanding Non-Fiction Series.

Congratulations to everyone!  We'll all be crossing our fingers on September 20th! 

Chris Wilcha's Music Video for Indie Band Fol Chen

One of the busier guys around, Chris Wilcha managed to squeeze in a slick music video for LA-based indie band Fol Chen.  The band describes themselves as, "You know that mysterious black object that the creepy family is staring at on the cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Presence' album?  Fol Chen sound like that."  And it seems fair to say the video captures that weirdness, but judge for yourself.

"Cable TV" was shot using a Canon 5D, the same camera employed by Neil Tardio in his Volkswagen spots earlier this year.  The video was a featured video on Youtube and recently mentioned on Sasha Frere-Jones' blog at The New Yorker.

Chris Wilcha and the Helicopter

Please enjoy Wilcha's helicopter ride, from what is shaping up to be one of the more fun Chelsea jobs in recent memory. Details, product shots, and the whole nine yards coming soon!

Behind the Scenes With Chris Wilcha

Enjoy the following on-set photos from Chris Wilcha's latest shoot. He's the one pointing at the camera. Directing the camera, if you will.

We can't talk about the product just yet, but can say it was a cross-country adventure and the webisodes will hit the Interwebs in May. All photos courtesy of David Morrison, DP extraordinaire.

Scenic Scenery.

Just another day at the office.

Not Chris Wilcha.

But too delicious looking not to post.

Chris Wilcha Wins Emmy for This American Life: Season Two!

Wilcha comes through with the win for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming. Congratulations to Wilcha and co-director Adam Beckman and all the other nominees!

Tune Into Showtime on May 4th for Season Two of Chris Wilcha's This American Life

This American Life returns to Showtime May 4th! The critically acclaimed television adaptation of National Public Radio’s popular show features Ira Glass exploring myriad stories in America.

Good Times With Chris Wilcha and Ira Glass

Please enjoy the following video of Chris Wilcha and Ira Glass dueling on the set of This American Life Season One.  Chris is the one in the white shirt, root for him!

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Welcome to the Chelsea blog, an ongoing collection of everything that doesn't fit on the rest of the site. Upcoming director's features, television projects, music videos, news, interesting links, and, most inciminating, pictures of staff parties. Stay tuned!

Chris Wilcha Featured in September Creativity: The Target Shoots Again

Chris Wilcha was interviewed in the September issue of Creativity.  Here's a scan:

Congrats to Chris!