Directing
May 23, 2026
Directing Life on Our Planet: lessons from Sophie Lanfear
Director Sophie Lanfear talks through s 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 s means translating intention into a schedule. Sophie Lanfear 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 76: Sophie Lanfear on s
- → EP 74: Randal Kleiser on Flight of the Navigator: The Real Story Behind It
- → EP 80: Tim Johnson on Antz
Browse more director conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Sophie Lanfear (EP 76). Not a reprint of any single article.