Directing
Jul 28, 2026
Directing Hearts of Darkness: lessons from Fax Bahr
Director Fax Bahr talks through Hearts of Darkness on Kingdom of Dreams: how to lead a set, protect performances, and make day-of choices when time and weather disagree with the shot list.
Directing Hearts of Darkness means translating intention into a schedule. Fax Bahr describes the human side of that translation: talking to actors, choosing when to move on, and keeping the crew pointed at the same verb for the scene.
Steal one habit from this episode: decide what must be true at the end of the scene, then reverse-engineer coverage that can prove it.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 251: Fax Bahr on Hearts of Darkness
- → EP 253: John Stevenson on Tortoise & Hare
- → EP 245: Sonja Klaus on Terminator: Dark Fate
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Fax Bahr (EP 251). Not a reprint of any single article.