I believe Directing is very much like making a cup of tea. Everyone does it differently, and different people like different types, however everyone can agree that their is nothing better than a good cup of tea! This way of thinking is demonstrated at the very start of Harold Clurman's "On Directing". He starts the book by telling you how he did not call it "The Art of Directing" as he did not want people to believe that by calling it this there was "only one art of directing, one method, one correct way". He goes on to elaborate on the point i made at the start of this paragraph, how directing is different for literally every single person, you do not learn how to direct you just learn how to be more bossy. I found that the key for me to being a successful Director is keeping to a schedule, being organised and not giving in to what other people say/ suggest most of the time but co-operation is imperative.
As Director Jon G. Avilsden proves in "Film Directors on Directing" when he recalls directing the fight scenes in the 1982 film Karate Kid. He said "I was very lucky and got Pat Johnson, a martial artist and master of karate. Robert Kamen is a black belt and knows about it. I listened and said 'that's a nice step. Can you do this and still be true to it? Would it be a nicer picture if you did that ?' We worked together closely and rehearsed every blow for weeks".
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