Consider Sandra’s lecture “Directing Actors” and describe at least a couple of points that you took away from it (even if you’re not the director).

I found Sandra’s lecture really universal in terms of being applicable to different roles other than the Director alone. As making short films is a collaborative process it is important that, although everyone be aware of the boundaries of their roles, that they have a holistic understanding and a capacity to aid others.

Three points I took from the lecture:

1. Sorting A and B scenes ( this involves choosing which scenes are important and which ones you can skip if you run out of time in the shoot). This is so integral as there are many situations in which scenes drag on much longer than they were assumed thus, the director must make the choice between which scenes can be removed with minimal influence on the film.

2.Getting the actors to interpret the script on their own without dictating every action and delivery of lines. ( it is important to allow the actors to feel freedom to express the manner in which they understand the character and to make them feel as though their ideas are being recognized as this will result in the best delivery of the character.

3. The importance of rehearsing a script with the cast before the day of shooting. ( This is integral because, if the day of shooting is the first engagement between the actors, the chemistry is not fully developed and can result in an unsatisfying interaction between actors who have never met. Furthermore, it saves much time as the actors have rehearsed and blocked the scene, which will result in efficiency and productivity during filming time.