E224 - How Do We Direct Actors?

This is episode 24 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get candid about directing actors and building trust on set. From early mistakes to big lessons, they share stories about casting, blocking, and working with actors to elevate on-screen moments. Drawing on experiences from their respective works, they break down the craft of guiding performance. This episode covers: First experiences directing actors The role of blocking and “business” on set The impact of blocking and micro-blocking How to collaborate through trust and clarity Lessons learned from working with experienced actor What they learnt from watching other directors Effective casting and rehearsals Adapting to surprises on the day Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below… http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake Nugget of the Week Oz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QU9qZgodWw&ab_channel=FilmCourage Judith Weston Marcus: Life Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller Socials The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Instagram (Oz is off Twitter) If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at [email protected]