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On working with George Schlatter Productions, including on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Burlesque Is Alive and Living in Downtown Burbank, Arnold’s Closet Revue, Letters to Laugh-In, and various specials; on preferring live audiences over canned laughter; on switching from filming in black-and-white to color; on directing ABC’s Wide World of Entertainment “Salute to Israel–25” TV special, including visiting the Western Wall and working with Isaac Stern, Pablo Casals, and Rudolf Nureyev

Alan J. Levi on the kinds of cameras he used for sports location shoots

Alan J. Levi on contributing to the coverage of the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, including  "up close and personal" features and final events

Alan J. Levi on working on ABC's Wide World of Sports

Alan J. Levi on directing the TV special for ABC’s Wide World of Entertainment “Salute to Israel–25"

Alan J. Levi on working as an associate producer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Alan J. Levi on working on the television version of Father of the Bride

Alan J. Levi on working with Andrew de Toth at Paramount and de Toth's perspective on making 3D films

Alan J. Levi on writing letters to Dick Powell and Powell inviting him to Hollywood for the summer after his senior year of high school

Alan J. Levi on Dick Powell kicking him out after finding out he didn't want to go to college

Alan J. Levi on Dick Powell's mentorship of both himself and others

Alan J. Levi on becoming friends with violinist Isaac Stern while directing ABC's Wide World of Entertainment "Salute to Israel-25" special

Alan J. Levi on working with Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in Israel for the ABC's World Wide Entertainment "Salute to Israel-25" special

Alan J. Levi on watching a private performance of Pablo Casals conducting a movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 two days after Casals' last public performance

Alan J. Levi on working with Alexander Courage on the television version of Father of the Bride

Alan J. Levi on working as an assistant producer on the television version of National Velvet

Alan J. Levi on the importance of doing research as a director

Alan J. Levi on comparing single-camera and multi-camera production for different genres

Alan J. Levi on helping build the television station WNUR at Northwestern and teaching TV directing at Northwestern as an undergraduate

Alan J. Levi on getting water dumped on him on the Mutiny on the Bounty set

Alan J. Levi on the meaningful experiences he had in Israel while directing ABC's Wide World of Entertainment "Salute to Israel-25" special as a Jewish director

Alan J. Levi on working on the television version of Father of the Bride

Alan J. Levi on working as a cameraman on Wide World of Sports and shooting the cliff diving championships

Alan J. Levi on working as an associate producer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Alan J. Levi on directing the TV special for ABC’s Wide World of Entertainment “Salute to Israel–25"

Alan J. Levi on working with Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in Israel for the ABC's Wide World of Entertainment "Salute to Israel-25" special

Alan J. Levi on the set for the television version of National Velvet

Alan J. Levi on getting his first job out of college, on the television version of National Velvet

Alan J. Levi on getting his first job out of college, on the television version of National Velvet

Alan J. Levi on working with BNCs (blimped newsreel cameras) on the television version of Father of the Bride