THE MORTON REPORT: In the Director's Chair with Sanctuary's Martin Wood
By Steve Eramo
December 26, 2011
What do Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda, Earth: Final Conflict, Silk Stalkings, and Jeremiah have in common? Why, Martin Wood, of course. For over 20 years, this multi-talented professional has worked as a director and/or producer on these as well as other TV shows and made-for-TV movies.
Since 2008, he has served as executive producer and in-house director on Sanctuary, the fourth season of which finishes airing this month on Syfy. Wood directed four episodes this year, starting with the season opener “Tempus,” in which the show’s heroine, Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), is trapped in Victorian England and struggling to stop her old adversary Adam Worth (Ian Tracey) from altering Earth’s timeline.
“This is probably the best Sanctuary episode we’ve done so far,” says Wood. “It’s set in the 1880s and is 100% Magnus back in time, in fact, two Helens — the one from the 1880s and our Magnus back in that time and hunting Adam Worth. One of the fun things about this episode is that we shot it all inside the studio, and at the last minute I said, ‘And it’s going to be raining, too.’ We had these rain wands and other pieces of equipment all set up, so that in almost every scene outside it’s pouring. Speaking of the exterior scenes, Anthem Visual Effects did an amazing job, because every time you see a wide shot of London in the episode, it’s digital. They built everything from scratch and it’s quite remarkable how those scenes hold up..."
Sanctuary's season four finale, 'Sanctuary For None - Part 2,' airs Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10/9C on Syfy.
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