I find Sandra’s lecture on ‘Directing Actors’ quite interesting, although it had nothing to do with me for my project. I could tell she is very experienced, and there were plenty of interesting points that I got out from the lecture. Firstly, for a director the most important skill is generally about developing good relationship with actors on set, and to be mindful that when direction is given not to overwhelm actors so that they wont be confused. She also mentioned that the relationship between the actor and director, as well as the Director and DP, is one of the most important as it plays a fundamental role in bringing the film to life, and could be crucial to the end product of our film.

Secondly, the director is the person that overlooks the film, and controls the film in terms of its narrative in storytelling. They are also responsible for the choreography of the actors, and direct the actors accordingly. Finally, she also recommends that we should have a plan B during the shoot, due to unforeseen circumstances that we could arise, even though the director may have a couple of rehearsels prior to the shooting.