Biggest Mistake A Director Can Make Before Production by Mark W. Travis

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[@skyko]

Like life, we directors are the captains of our ships. We chart our course, consider the conditions and map out our destinations but ultimately it is the winds and the tides that determine when, where and how we arrive.

[@imagoodnoodle6628]

beautiful

[@gurmeet1323]

Exactly

[@senior_sakuga]

I’m recoiling in my chair because he is saying everything I’ve thought and done wrong up to this point and I’m glad he’s bringing it up so forwardly so that you can have an open mind and think in a 360 degree view.

[@Writtenmirror]

He says
1) Being too convinced he knows what he wants
2) Essentially not being flexible/amenable to change/evolution during the process
3) Not expecting Actors to change from Audition to casting to shoot...

[@ajaymarshal19]

The nightly reconsideration process sounds brilliant ... that's the gap between perceived reality and delivered reality... thanks for that !

[@josephvanwyk2088]

Extremely important philosophy said here. Always no that you are the person saying yes or no. What is important, not to always to be right, but to command choices. And then alter, when you chose to go left, but actually right movement works better. Do left, and do right. Don't just do left and think left is how if works in you mind. The audience might respond emotionally better if the movement went right. But you'll be safe in the edit if you shot both "up" and "down" dailies.

[@CinematicComics]

this man is absolutely right.i have experienced this.good advice.

[@panosmakris8634]

"plan but be open"
Excellent advise but there is the possibility of errors. Long story short: i did that but the actors weren't ready for something like this and i ended throwing away 25% of the shots.

[@Superfoot]

That was heavy..

[@Simplebutgreat2]

Thanks!

[@shadechamber566]

Sounds like good advice for producers as well.

[@josephvanwyk2088]

so often producers and writers does not adhere to this philosophy.

[@theluxlyfe]

Awesome!

[@S9universe]

thanks

[@skyko]

So true, So true, So true, So true, So true, So true, So true, So true, So true, SO TRUE!

[@Rotisseriechicken1200]

Amazing

[@PUMPADOUR]

Hitchcock would never let that happen;)

[@frenstcht]

Fair bit of Sun Tzu in there.