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Directing on set

Directing on set

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Directing on set

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- Okay. Your motivation in this scene is you're struggling ballerina and this is your big shot at performing. All right. Ready? And action. (dog whines) (upbeat music) Directing on set can be chaotic, especially if you aren't prepared. So, here are some tips on how you can direct on set and ensure a stellar performance from your actors. First up, remind your actors of their motivation. Hopefully at this point, you've already gone over all of the nuanced details of their motivation in pre-production rehearsals, but it always helps to give your actors a gentle reminder before rolling on a take, so it can be fresh in their mind. Also, you want to remind your actors of where the scene takes place in the overall film script. Oftentimes, you'll be shooting your film out of order, so it helps to give the actor context of where in the story this scene takes place and what sort of emotional place the character might be at.…

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