The Film Director's Craft is a discussion with contemporary film directors with a focus on what directors do (how they run rehearsal, how they talk to actors and creatives, etc) rather than on what they create. The goal is to talk to contemporary filmmakers whose techniques may be more current and collaborative than the 20th-century hierarchical model of directing that is still emphasized in some film programs and in pop culture. This is not primarily a discussion of filmmakers' content, representation, themes, style, or personal biography -- there are plenty of good resources for that. It is a discussion about the nuts and bolts of how they work. Interviewer Rachel Carey is a filmmaker and the director of 2019's narrative feature Ask for Jane. She has taught the Film Director's Craft as a seminar course at Yale University, and teaching the course made her realize the lack of good interviews with contemporary directors about hands-on craft questions. Feel free to follow the channel here or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/director_craft) for updates about when a new episode comes out.
Karyn Kusama, the director of films including Destroyer (starring Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan), Jennifer's Body (starring Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox), and Girlfight (starring Michelle Rodriguez) and the director of the Emmy-nominated tv pilot to Yellowjackets, discusses her approach to directing : “Every director needs to get to know themselves and live by what they learn about themselves.”00:07 - Introductions01:54 - Pre-production22:13 - Production38:08 - Post-productionA video version of this interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/8HK0n2pVMy8
Sophie Hyde, the director of films including Good Luck to You, Leo Grande with Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack, Animals with Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat, and Berlinale award-winning 52 Tuesdays, discusses her approach to the directing craft. "You've got to let go of showing that you're a good director to be a good director."Introductions: 00:07Pre-production: 02:01Production: 17:18Post-production: 38:54A link to the Youtube version of this interview can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUBihEr-74
Craig Johnson, the director of films including Alex Strangelove for Netflix, The Skeleton Twins (starring Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig), and Wilson (starring Woody Harrelson, Judy Greer and Laura Dern), discusses his approach to the directing craft: "Your job is making every person that you're working with feel like their job is the most important on set." 00:00 - Introductions02:24 - Pre-production15:30 - Production38:30 - Post-productionYou can also check out the video of the interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/C7P46X7xdMg
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