Directing
Apr 22, 2026
Directing The Cat in the Hat: lessons from Bo Welch
Director Bo Welch talks through The Cat in the Hat 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 The Cat in the Hat means translating intention into a schedule. Bo Welch 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 9: Bo Welch on The Cat in the Hat
- → EP 2: Mairzee Almas on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
- → EP 17: Lee Hyuk-rae on Sewing Sisters
Browse more director conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Bo Welch (EP 9). Not a reprint of any single article.