Jose Cabanillas <71020.3316@compuserve.com> asks:
> Who came up with that perspective, and was this change of tone
> set totally in the writing or did it get enhanced on the set? Had
> he done any directing before?

Stephen has directed before, yes, though he hasn't done that
much episodic TV work.

The final shot was strictly described in the script; the monitor
POV, the relative positions of everyone, the slight fisheye look and
the absolute silence.

jms