Directing Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame: lessons from Gary Trousdale
Director Gary Trousdale talks through The Making of Disney 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 Making of Disney means translating intention into a schedule. Gary Trousdale 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 180: Gary Trousdale on The Making of Disney
- → EP 175: Dan Attias on s Secrets: Director Daniel Attias Reveals - Hugo
- → EP 189: Gary Trousdale on Salam
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Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Gary Trousdale (EP 180). Not a reprint of any single article.