bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈɔːɹeɪ ˌɪntʊ ðə skɹˈɪptᵻd wˈɜːld, ɛmɹˈɛ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ænd ɹɪˈælᵻɾi tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ʃˈoʊz fɔːɹ nˈɛtwɜːks sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː, ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː fˈæmɪli, ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː, vˌiːˈeɪtʃ wˈʌn, ðə hˈɪstɚɹi tʃˈænəl, ðə tɹˈævəl tʃˈænəl, ðə fˈuːd nˈɛtwɜːk, tˌiːˌɛlsˈiː ænd ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi tʃˈænəl.
Before his foray into the scripted world, Emre directed and edited documentary and reality television shows for networks such as ABC, ABC Family, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, the Travel Channel, the Food Network, TLC and the Discovery Channel.