Jerri and Amber drive Cody up the wall with their subtextual food cravings. This scene helped Survivor secure an Emmy nomination for editing. At the nominees mixer, I had an editor who voted for the show tell me that he was so impressed that he couldn't see the second camera anywhere in the scene - I told him that was because this was shot with only one camera. He was floored.

John experiences the ultimate Survivor challenge when he is pierced by a sea urchin

The Final Three indulge in a purification ritual before their tribal council.

The Wahlberg brothers reflect on the loss of their beloved mom. This section was a challenge ; we had created a section of the brothers talking about their mom earlier in the episode, so I needed to keep this from feeling repetitive. Also, I wanted to avoid cutting away to "coverage" b-roll, as that would significantly reduce the power of what these men were feeling. I was able to carefully construct a sequence moving from one brother to the next without leaving the "room", allowing each one to fully express their grief and letting the audience experience it viscerally as well.

Executives reflect on how they found motivation after losing a beloved family member. This sequence was tricky to create, as it was the third interview montage in the show and the second featuring the CEOs, and the format was beginning to feel redundant. I worked to skew the direction of the package to a more positive perspective, which helped tremendously; but what visuals to use? I found the raw footage of the boxing match from Father Stu, and with the perfect music, the sequence builds to an emotional yet triumphant resolution.

After working through his grief, Mark launches back into the business world.

We meet Brett, who struggles with an extreme heroin and methamphetamine addiction that has stunted his mental growth.

Brett's issues with his mom come to the fore on a ride home from work.

Brett, in the throes of his meth and heroin addiction, tries to throw the crew out. With the crew unable to shoot, I was able to still bring this crisis to life with found footage and the snatches of video the crew did get.

Brett's family joins forces to stage an Intervention - but his grandfather refuses to participate.

Brett's family confronts him about his addiction.

Brett resists his family's intervention. WARNING: graphic images of drug use, viewer discretion is advised.

The team checks out a Zombie that may be beyond saving.

Keith falls into a big problem with the floor, but Duke is on top of it.

Nelly faces the daunting challenge of getting his first pair of glasses.

Tina goes ziplining. It's not really her thing.

Erica has an emotional conversation with her sister Tina, whose husband has been cheating on her.

Tina melts down onstage in Australia