Taylor Sheridan’s name appears in the credits of four television shows this year, including Landman, The Madison, Marshals and Dutton Ranch
Only a couple of the shows are like Landman and The Madison. For Marshals and Dutton Ranch, he serves as executive producer, as both shows are based on characters he created for Yellowstone
Sheridan discussed his surplus of projects on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience after the host asked him how he’s able to churn out this many shows
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Sheridan said he’s been working with the same crew since his 2017 film Wind River
The crew followed him to Yellowstone and they haven’t looked back as he’s built his television empire. To that end, Sheridan said that he promotes from within
Production assistants are now assistant directors, and camera operators are now directors
“Everyone understands the way we do it, and it’s so friggin’ efficient,” Sheridan said
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One of the key examples of this is Ben Richardson, who was the cinematographer on Wind River
He went on to direct episodes of Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Tulsa King and nearly all of 1923. Richardson is also helming the Sheridan-written action film F.A.S.T., which releases in theaters next year
Another way that Sheridan pumps projects out is by avoiding typical industry practices
Some studios will have meetings upon meetings about things like tone or what props the productions plans to use. Sheridan said they avoid these types of things and have streamlined the whole process to where his shows need only four weeks of prep before shooting, not the usual 12 weeks
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“Because I’m like, ‘I need your permission to use which Bic lighter I’m going to use in this [expletive] scene’?” Sheridan said. “How about I just make the decision, and how about we use the same Bic lighter in all these [expletive] shows and I don’t ever have to pick a Bic lighter again. How about that?”
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
