Shot on HD using a Panasonic Genesis camera, the digital medium proved the perfect vehicle for the improvisational Carell, who ad-libbed many of his lines. Associate editor Sean Thompson explains, "[With HD], everyone just tends to let the cameras run longer and do multiple takes. It also allows quick re-sets, instead of shutting down cameras, and so on. You can just fire off another take right away. It keeps the momentum going for the actors, and it can be a great tool for a director."
Only a handful of insiders really know what Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte have been up to these past few years. It is tantalizing to think about: the gossip, the canoodling, the shoes. Now the wait is over.