Directing The Heroism and Resiliency of 911': lessons from Michael Gier
Director Michael Gier talks through The Heroism and Resiliency of 911' - Director -... 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 Heroism and Resiliency of 911' - Director -... means translating intention into a schedule. Michael Gier 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 309: Michael Gier on The Heroism and Resiliency of 911' - Director -...
- → EP 306: Michael Gier on Night Nurse
- → EP 313: Dan Attias on Sopranos
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Michael Gier (EP 309). Not a reprint of any single article.