Encourage collaboration and respect between actors with different styles. If you can create a sense of teamwork and mutual respect, it can help actors with different styles work effectively together.

Build a strong relationship with your actors. This helps to create a sense of trust and collaboration, making it easier for them to open up in front of the camera, leading to better performances.Actors reign supreme. It’s to the extent that casual filmgoers typically view actors as the auteurs. Think how often you hear people refer to a “ Tom Cruise movie” or a “George Clooney film”. In extreme cases, pent up frustrations can lead to an argument or a meltdown on set, which is going to be disastrous for the project. “If you’re worried that it could happen, that’s going to shut you down. Handle that ahead of time, don’t wait for something bad to happen. Does it sound scary to do that? Practice! Don’t wait until someone else’s two million dollars is riding on it and you’re scared to death you will let people down. Practice telling people they can be honest with you, and practice being honest with them. Honesty is so important.” Adjust Your Process for Non-Actors and Children Another mistake directors make is describing in detail what they liked about the last take. You never want to be specific about what you liked, because it completely kills the actor’s ability to be spontaneous. What kind of affirmation should a director give?

Ask your actor to think of a real-life scenario where they experienced sadness. Let them channel that into this scene. As you gain more experience directing actors, you’ll realize that you can’t micromanage their performance. A rehearsal is a formidable weapon in your directing arsenal. Many directors forgo the rehearsal in favor of getting right to shooting. Have pre-production meetings : Before filming, make sure that everyone involved in the film knows their role and is well prepared for it. Pre-production meetings are really important. Simon flew to Qatar in 2014 to direct 20 episodes of a Scifi adventure series set in the desert. The filming takes place in Qatar, Jordan and India.

A NEW RELATIONSHIP

If you want your scene to be shot in a certain way, then it is very important for you to tell your actor how you would like them to act. For example, if there are certain emotions they should portray then make sure they know what kind of emotions they need to have. Also, if you need them to move a certain way, then let them know. Your job as a director is to set up your actors to have an experience on camera. For example, let’s say you’re shooting a scene where the character needs to find a book of matches. The characteris looking for matches, but the actor probably already knows where the matches are — top drawer on the left. So here’s what you do: hide the matches. Then tell the actor, “Go find the matches.” Now you are capturing a real performance. They want to know they’re safe with you to open themselves up in front of the camera lens and connect with the other players. Establish trust before production. Your job as a director is to set up your actors to have an experience on camera. What do you do if the actor isn’t getting there?