Directors Tell the Story

Section Two Review

Shoot

The week or ten days when you actually are in production and doing the principal photography is the shoot. During this time, you run the set, shape the actors’ performances, and oversee all aspects of telling the story with the camera and sound recording equipment on the sets or on location. You do all this in an orderly and efficient way to stay on time and within budget while expressing your creative vision as you interpret the script.

You use your knowledge of the how the actors prepare and work so that you can speak to them in their language. You provide a closed set so that they can do that work in a protected and safe environment. You have the bigger picture in mind so that you are mindful of pacing and tone, and ...