The Director: Crash Course Film Production #7
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Date: 2022-04-04
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FTL
I could not agree more with the advice on working with actors and focusing the characters' goal in each scene. If you focus on the character goals, then you will generally get the performance you wanted, even if you didn't know you wanted it. This is true also for screenwriters. Another bit I would touch on is the interaction and relationship between the director, the AD and producers/production. Its a delicate balance of time, performance, and money and a good director will always attempt to balance these with a preference towards performance just as an AD has a preference towards time and a producer has a preference towards budget. They all work together trying to make it all happen but each has their own focuses to help ensure that there is the best performances while remaining on schedule and therefore within the budget.
I also wholesomely agree that it is beneficial for a director to understand other departments. Ultimately you are the reason everything is happening, even if the producers like to get involved, and understanding the requests you make of your crew will help them to respect you and work harder to bring your vision to life. It will also help to prevent you from asking something of your crew that is unreasonable or would be a strain on your time/budget. If you still believe said idea is needed you at least have the ability to understand you are asking a lot and to ask with empathy.
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I could not agree more with the advice on working with actors and focusing the characters' goal in each scene. If you focus on the character goals, then you will generally get the performance you wanted, even if you didn't know you wanted it. This is true also for screenwriters. Another bit I would touch on is the interaction and relationship between the director, the AD and producers/production. Its a delicate balance of time, performance, and money and a good director will always attempt to balance these with a preference towards performance just as an AD has a preference towards time and a producer has a preference towards budget. They all work together trying to make it all happen but each has their own focuses to help ensure that there is the best performances while remaining on schedule and therefore within the budget.
I also wholesomely agree that it is beneficial for a director to understand other departments. Ultimately you are the reason everything is happening, even if the producers like to get involved, and understanding the requests you make of your crew will help them to respect you and work harder to bring your vision to life. It will also help to prevent you from asking something of your crew that is unreasonable or would be a strain on your time/budget. If you still believe said idea is needed you at least have the ability to understand you are asking a lot and to ask with empathy.
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Tiberio
Wow, I had to shut this off before the director-Nazi got any further into my head. I never saw such micromanaging over what a director is or isn-t, and how a director should direct. Kubrick and Lynch are at least two examples of directors who don-t do anything like this, and whose work is far superior to the ordinary, commonplace conventionality. So you can be auteur-shamed by this video and make banal work by doing as she instructs, or just find your own voice as an artist and make something incredible. Do not listen to this nonsense.
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Wow, I had to shut this off before the director-Nazi got any further into my head. I never saw such micromanaging over what a director is or isn-t, and how a director should direct. Kubrick and Lynch are at least two examples of directors who don-t do anything like this, and whose work is far superior to the ordinary, commonplace conventionality. So you can be auteur-shamed by this video and make banal work by doing as she instructs, or just find your own voice as an artist and make something incredible. Do not listen to this nonsense.
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Pyro-Moloch
I wonder what do they do about weather. Like, I've written a script, which has no scenes in rain, but needed to have that autumn weather. We were purposefully awaiting October to begin shooting, and this October was all raining. We've shot like 20% of the film, and October is almost over, it's gonna snow soon. What do you do in situations like that?
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I wonder what do they do about weather. Like, I've written a script, which has no scenes in rain, but needed to have that autumn weather. We were purposefully awaiting October to begin shooting, and this October was all raining. We've shot like 20% of the film, and October is almost over, it's gonna snow soon. What do you do in situations like that?
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Harmondale2
-We should be able to watch a film with the sound off and still be able to get what's going on- OMG this makes me think of the Star wars prequels and all the scenes where its two people sitting on a couch or walking and talking in boring shot reverse shot. Without the sound you'd have no idea whats going on other then two people are talking.
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-We should be able to watch a film with the sound off and still be able to get what's going on- OMG this makes me think of the Star wars prequels and all the scenes where its two people sitting on a couch or walking and talking in boring shot reverse shot. Without the sound you'd have no idea whats going on other then two people are talking.
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nonchalantd
Are there any examples of good movies that were made without directors? Is the necessity or perceived benefit of having a director a custom or placebo effect? Would it be possible for to have a successful production without a director by just having everyone follow what the script says and coordinating among themselves?
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Are there any examples of good movies that were made without directors? Is the necessity or perceived benefit of having a director a custom or placebo effect? Would it be possible for to have a successful production without a director by just having everyone follow what the script says and coordinating among themselves?
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spaceinbetween
But the screenwriter is the one who writes the story and really knows it inside and out. Shouldn-t they be the ultimate decider in the how the movie is directed? thats what I dont get
its like if I wrote a poem, I would be the most qualified person to recite it, not some audiobook-reader-for-hire
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But the screenwriter is the one who writes the story and really knows it inside and out. Shouldn-t they be the ultimate decider in the how the movie is directed? thats what I dont get
its like if I wrote a poem, I would be the most qualified person to recite it, not some audiobook-reader-for-hire
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The
This was really helpful. I'm currently doing my thesis. I was very unsure and unconfident in terms of what I needed to do, but this helped me a lot. I feel like I have a better understanding of what my goal wis with each department and how to lead everyone. Thank you.
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This was really helpful. I'm currently doing my thesis. I was very unsure and unconfident in terms of what I needed to do, but this helped me a lot. I feel like I have a better understanding of what my goal wis with each department and how to lead everyone. Thank you.
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CatMoca
-The actor is supposed to be safe space to explore the character-. Well there is a bevy of cannonical directors that failed at doing just that. can you believe?
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-The actor is supposed to be safe space to explore the character-. Well there is a bevy of cannonical directors that failed at doing just that. can you believe?
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Pauline
I had to think of Interviews with Jennifer Lawrence the whole time and what she said in interviews -oh, just tell me if I should speak louder or angry? -: D
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I had to think of Interviews with Jennifer Lawrence the whole time and what she said in interviews -oh, just tell me if I should speak louder or angry? -: D
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Laura
For some reason this episode was really powerful and made me want to go watch some movies and shows with good acting and directing. Good job!
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For some reason this episode was really powerful and made me want to go watch some movies and shows with good acting and directing. Good job!
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