Production The X-Files (season 5)

1 production

1.1 writing
1.2 filming
1.3 crew

production
writing

due pending release of x-files feature film, first season course of season planned in advance, had set film. originally, season supposed show s last. in manner, finale supposed have segued television series movie franchise. david duchovny explained, saying, okay, re going five. ll out of here @ five. , 5 came around, , no 1 going anywhere. series proved lucrative fox 2 additional seasons ordered. thus, season created in way segue 1998 film, sixth season premiere, beginning .

filming

the season last filmed in vancouver

due necessity of filming reshoots upcoming movie, both gillian anderson , david duchovny absent in places throughout season. instance, episodes unusual suspects , travelers —both of being flashback episodes—do not feature anderson s character dana scully @ all. in fact, former written entirely stop-gap episode when show s producers forced start production of fifth season in last week of august in vancouver, still needed series stars duchovny , anderson filming of x-files movie in los angeles. producers decided create episode dedicated lone gunmen, , writing duties assigned vince gilligan. other episodes such chinga , christmas carol feature minimal appearances duchovny s character fox mulder.

the season s fifth episode, post-modern prometheus , written , directed carter, filmed entirely in black-and-white—in homage james whale s 1931 film version of frankenstein. director of photography, joel ransom, had spend longer usual lighting each scene because of grayscale. stormy skies in episode, added emulate atmosphere of old frankenstein movies, visual effect. carter used wide-angle camera lens throughout episode, forced actors act directly camera, rather each other. according carter, enabled him give scenes in episode more surreal staging usual show.

this season finale, end , last episode of series filmed in vancouver, british columbia, canada prior production moving los angeles, although second film in franchise, x-files: want believe, released in 2008, once more filmed in vancouver. move influenced in part duchovny, after 5 years of filming wanted closer wife. audience @ chess match made of local fans thank city hosting production during first 5 years. chess match filmed @ rogers arena— known gm place—the home of vancouver canucks vancouver grizzlies @ time. while producers expected 5 thousand people show up, twelve thousand appeared. instructions given crowd director r. w. goodwin using giant video screens attached scoreboard. during breaks between shooting concession stands, music , videos made available attendees. actors duchovny , anderson answered questions audience , on $20,000 worth of equipment raffled off. series creator chris carter directed second unit filming episode in order show s canadian crew members.

crew

carter served executive producer , showrunner , wrote 7 episodes. frank spotnitz , john shiban both promoted co-executive producer , wrote 7 , 5 episodes, respectively. vince gilligan promoted supervising producer , contributed 6 scripts. tim minear joined series season on series executive story editor , wrote 2 episodes. writing team billy brown , dan angel joined series story editors season , provided story 1 episode. writing team jessica scott , mike wollaeger wrote 1 freelance episode. special guest writers season included author stephen king, co-wrote 1 episode creator chris carter, , cyberpunk novelists william gibson , tom maddox, wrote first of 2 episodes series. other producers included producer joseph patrick finn, producer paul rabwin, , co-producer lori jo nemhauser served post-production supervisor.

producing-director kim manners directed episodes of season, directing seven. producer rob bowman, executive producer r. w. goodwin, , series creator chris carter, each directed 2 episodes. rest of episodes directed brett dowler, peter markle, daniel sackheim, ralph hemecker, cliff bole, william a. graham , allen coulter, each directed 1 episode.