Straightforward Ways to Be a Better Director from 'Hustle' Director Jeremiah Zagar
Director Jeremiah Zagar, who directed the Netflix movie Hustle, shares many valuable filmmaking lessons and how he made a phenomenal movie with people who had never acted before.
In this episode, we talk about…
- Making an independent art film with a sports story
- The freedom and possibilities he got while shooting with real basketball players
- The idea of evolving the narrative direction through each fight
- How to get good performances from people who don't act professionally
- Tips on working with actors and helping them to do their best and not freeze while on camera
- His experience while working with Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Kenny Smith, and others
- Advice for people who want to shoot in a digital format but want to capture the anamorphic look
- Behind-the-scenes stories from the movie set
- How he handled self-doubt while making the movie
- Learning from failures and recognizing the fact that perfect is not always in the cards
Check out the first feature series, Ryan Koo and Amateur.
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.
