10 Famous Directors on Making Their First Feature Films
From Paul Thomas Anderson to Joel and Ethan Coen, David Lynch to Woody Allen, these are the words of directors and their experiences making their first feature film.Read More
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5 Tips for Directing Kids Under 10
Ryan E. Hoffman discusses something that W.C. Fields tries his best to avoid.
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Behind the Scenes: Bob Fosse Directing Cattle Call on “All that Jazz”
Here’s a unique view of legendary choreographer turned director Bob Fosse as he directs the opening scene of “All that Jazz”
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12 Key Traits of the “Indie-Friendly” Director
If you’re looking for a studio quality, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.Read More
Director’s Round Table with Tarantino, Jackson, Cameron, Bigelow, Reitman and Daniels
Film directors Quentin Tarantino (‘Inglourious Basterds’). Peter Jackson (‘The Lovely Bones’), James Cameron (‘Avatar’), Kathryn Bigelow (‘The Hurt Locker’), Jason Reitman (‘Up in the Air’), and Lee Daniels (‘Precious’) talk about the toughest scenes they’ve had to film for a movie.Read More
The Two Take Minimum Theory of Filmmaking
J. Ott asks for a second take and explores why you should almost always shoot a second take even if everything is perfect the first time around. Read More
Steven Spielberg – “Listen to the Whispers”
Steven Speilberg talks about how he found his way into settling on a career in Directing.Read More
The Assistant Director’s Conundrum–”Sloppy” Filmmaking Versus “Good” AD’ing
Know the difference between rushing to “make the movie” and rushing to “make the schedule”.Read More
5 Leadership Lessons from James T. Kirk
What can we learn from the swaggering captain of the Enterprise? Well a lot about how to lead and effective team…Read More
How to Make Sure You’re Ready Before You Walk on the Set
As a filmmaker, be it as a producer or director or both, you are like a captain of a ship. Once the production day starts and the ship has left port, everyone will be looking to you for guidance and direction. Nothing will sink your project faster than indecision – an issue that can be mitigated with proper pre-production work.Read More
Francis Ford Coppola On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration
Ariston Anderson interviews Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”) on how to bridge the gap between distribution and commerce, screenwriting, and directing great actors. Read More
Tarantino Directing Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction
In this clip provided by Lions Gate for the Blu-ray release of Pulp Fiction,Tarantino directs Bruce Willis on set; Willis likens Tarantino’s directing to theater work. Read More