moves, plan your production, documentary or VFX, or train with you.
Submit As A Director
We help you prepare to work with Actors, block your camera
moves, plan your production, documentary or VFX, or train with you.
Submit As A Director
We help you prepare to work with Actors, block your camera moves, plan your production, documentary or VFX, or train with you.
Show Topic: Preparing To Work With Actors
You're a Director getting ready to direct Actors in a feature film, short, or commercial. With an expert Director or Actor on the show, we pick apart your characters, we work on which angles to try with the Actors, and prepare what to say. Especially with Actors on the show, you'll get instant feedback on whether your directing resonates.
On some shows, we do a Part II, where we continue into an actual rehearsal.
SubmitShow Topic: Blocking
You're a Director getting ready to shoot a feature film, short, or commercial. You've already put some work into a blocking or storyboarding.
With an expert Director or Cinematographer, we try to improve your shots. We often work in Shot Designer on the show, and may bring a storyboard artist onto the show. You'll provide any blocking or boards you've already done for discussion on the show.
SubmitShow Topic: Directing A Documentary
You're a documentary Director getting ready to shoot or edit a documentary. With expert documentary filmmakers, we help you plan your production and interviews, and shape an effective story.
SubmitShow Topic: Prepping Film Production
You're a Director getting ready to shoot a film, commercial or short. With expert production managers and crew, we help you figure out how to technically shoot it.
SubmitShow Topic: Preparing To Shoot Visual Effects
You're a Director getting ready to direct something visual effects heavy involving green screen and CGI. With expert visual effect supervisors, we help you figure out how to shoot it and which pitfalls to avoid.
SubmitShow Topic: Commercials
You're a Director getting ready to pitch or shoot a commercial. We have a number of high-profile international commercial Directors who will join us on the show to help improve your ideas and shots
SubmitShow Topic: Virtual Directing
We practice coming up with good direction by picking a student film or web series where the acting isn't good, but could have been better with better direction.
SubmitShow Topic: Director Critique
For the Directors who truly have balls of steel, you video-tape yourself directing on a real project, and we critique your direction on the show. Nothing will improve you more as a Director than seeing yourself direct and analyzing your performance as a leader and coach. It's very unpleasant, but you'll grow by leaps and bounds. We've all done it, and trust us, you'll survive!
SubmitShow Topic: Director Legal Issues
We have access to several film industry lawyers who can join us on the episode to help with your legal structure, copyrights, royalties, trademarks etc.
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