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DGA Director Development Initiative Labs & Workshops

The DGA provides programming focused on education, networking, career development and mentorship around episodic television directing through the Director Development Initiative. Since the program launched in 2016, 4 cohorts of members have completed the mentorship program as Protégé while hundreds of members have engaged with learning opportunities through the DDI Labs.

DDI Labs

The DDI Labs are learning opportunities open to all Guild members periodically throughout the calendar year aimed at achieving the following outcomes:

Creating space for peer-to-peer learning within the Guild;
Giving members opportunities to explore new areas of directorial interest; and
Supporting the strength of the craft through learning opportunities focused around episodic television.

Click here to watch video highlights and review events from the DDI Labs.

Working with Actors

A Director Development Initiative Live Workshop

Directors Daniel Attias, Michael D. Cohen, Jenée LaMarque, Tara Miele and Daniel Scheinert, shared strategies they use to support performances that best serve the story.

Location Scouting: A Breakdown of the Process for Choosing Locations

A Director Development Initiative Conversational Lab

Directors Andrew Fleming, Lucy Liu and Joe Menendez shared their approaches to location scouting in episodic television in a conversation moderated by Director Tazbah Rose Chavez.

Plan and Prep: Organizing Your Set Days

A Director Development Initiative Conversational Lab

Directors Jim McKay, Jennifer Phang, Andy Wolk shared their approaches to pre-prep and prep, and revealed how their overall prep process helps them to make their day in a conversation moderated by Director Chioke Nassor.

The Fundamentals of Blocking and Shot Listing

A Director Development Initiative Conversational Lab

Directors Ben Hernandez Bray, Morenike Joela Evans and Jeremy Podeswa shared tips on blocking and shot listing in a conversation moderated by Director Anu Valia.

How to Design Shootable Sequences While Working with a Storyboard Artist

A Director Development Initiative Workshop

Director Keith Powell, Director/Storyboard Artist Jim Magdaleno and Director Shaz Bennett (moderator) discussed how to find the right Storyboard Artist to work with and expectations that Directors should have about the storyboarding process during this DDI online workshop.

How to Maximize the Incorporation of B and C Cameras

A Director Development Initiative Workshop

Directors Mary Lou Belli and Lionel Coleman delivered an in-depth analysis on the technical aspects of maximizing the incorporation of B and C cameras into a project during this DDI online workshop.

Understanding the Director’s Creative Rights

A Director Development Initiative Conversational Lab

Director SJ Main Muñoz and DGA Associate Executive Director Daniel Tenkman walked the attendees through the basics of Creative Rights in television directing during this DDI Conversational Lab.

How to Interview for a Directing Job in Television

A Director Development Initiative Conversational Lab

Directors Nzingha Stewart, Dinh Thai and Robert Townsend shared tips for navigating the interview process in a conversation moderated by Director Carl Seaton.

Contact

Breannah Oppenhuizen
Diversity & Inclusion Program Executive (310) 289-5377
baoppenhuizen@dga.org