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Interview By: Bruce Bluett
As a seasoned director and actor in independent film, Jon Favreau and IFC seem like a match made in heaven. Although Favreau has mostly moved away from the realm of independent film, he still clings to the less traveled path with his current project on IFC. Dinner For Five is a Jon Favreau experiment that has succeeded in it’s mission of blending celebrities and famous personalities in relaxed and open discussion. Created and hosted by Favreau, Dinner For Five follows a loose and relaxed format, completely unscripted, and filled with unique perspective. Very seldom is there a topic of major discussion, there are only the four celebrity guests, Favreau, and food. As director, Favreau must choose which parts of the meal are television worthy. Sometimes it may be tough to narrow it down because so much of the footage is usable.
“The way we balance the show out is editing,” says Favreau. “We made a decision early on for it not to be like a talk show. The whole show kind of came about from me seeing what I liked and didn’t like about doing publicity. Going on Charlie Rose was a great experience because there was no one yelling ‘Cut, Action’. There weren’t crewmembers running around throwing him hand signals. It’s all very distracting; you don’t see it but on all the big late night talk shows, you’re in the middle of a three-ring circus. There is someone keeping the crowd warmed up…it’ all about the crowd and what people at home are seeing. I wanted to make it about the guests. I found on Charlie Rose, when I was a guest after Swingers, being put very much at ease because the cameras are all robotic. You’re in a room that’s not too big, there’s an oak table, there’s him, and there’s a black curtain. There’s nobody in the room and you’re just sitting in there talking to him. After about five or ten minute you lose sight of the fact that you’re on television. We wanted to be in a restaurant with no crew, there are a couple cameramen with long lenses about 10-20 feet away from the guests. When we sit down, they are already rolling and…we just eat”.
One may begin to wonder just how entertaining watching celebrities eat really is. Not to worry, great conversation naturally sparks.
“Sometimes we have over three hours of tape. Actually, the second show we shot, (Gary) Shandling wanted to get out of there in forty-five minutes. So, we were lucky that they all were funny so we could use it all. But now the shoots last about two hours. And since the show has been on for a while, the guests sort of know the format. They aren’t a scared ...
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