Directing The Dinosaurs: lessons from Jolyon Sutcliffe, Joe Fereday
Director Jolyon Sutcliffe, Joe Fereday talks through The Dinosaurs 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 Dinosaurs means translating intention into a schedule. Jolyon Sutcliffe, Joe Fereday 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 295: Jolyon Sutcliffe, Joe Fereday on The Dinosaurs
- → EP 297: Nadége Laici on Secrets of the Bees - Director Nadége Laici
- → EP 290: Anya Adams on Directing
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Jolyon Sutcliffe, Joe Fereday (EP 295). Not a reprint of any single article.