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The Craft of the Director: Ron Howard

May 13, 2020

With social distancing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic still in place, the DGA Special Projects Committee found a new way to provide craft-focused programming for our members. On Wednesday, May 13, members from all over were able to log in online to view the Committee’s first virtual event, The Craft of the Director: Ron Howard.

In an in-depth conversation with the director conducted by DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan, Howard discussed his personal directing process and shared how he approaches various areas of the craft, from pre-production through post.

DGA Members, click here to view the full video from this online event 

Pictures

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HIGHLIGHT: Director Ron Howard speaks about his creative decision to not rehearse his lead actors in Frost/Nixon so that they could be more spontaneous, having previously acted in the heavily rehearsed stage play iteration.
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HIGHLIGHT: Howard talks about researching A Beautiful Mind and how he helped Russell Crowe discover an approach that unlocked the role of John Nash for him.
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HIGHLIGHT: Howard explains the process behind directing actors in a weightless environment in Apollo 13.

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