Nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Also Announced. Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka ...

DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2024 The DGA announced the nominees in nine categories honoring outstanding directorial ...

In prep for episodic television, Director Dan Attias likes to prepare ideas about blocking in prep, but doesn’t impose it on actors.

Director Pete Chatmon recalls a scene with Laurence Fishburne on black-ish that helped him realize something about his approach to directing actors.

Director Bethany Rooney shares how she handles conflict with actors in a way that allows both participants to feel heard.

McCarthy-Miller speaks about sketch, multi-cam, and single-camera comedy comparing some of the shows she’s directed in her career including Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation, and 30 Rock.

McCarthy-Miller shares how cross-shooting can be a great tool in comedy especially because a director can capture improvised performances.

Director Justin Lin talks about the choice of destroying the Starship Enterprise in the first act as a way of deconstructing the utopian narrative of the Star Trek series.

Wes Ball, Director of The Maze Runner, learned about fighting for his vision when his first studio project ended up in "development hell." ...

Jones discusses how he used music as metaphor to underscore the difficult role of Victorian women in society of that period.

Producer/Director Paris Barclay gives advice to members on how they can present themselves in the best way to get hired on a show.