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Traci Hays is a DGA Award-nominated director, production designer, and art director who has received numerous awards for the various shorts she has directed.
From her feature directorial debut, Tangled, to her most recently directed feature, Blood, Sweat and Cheer, Hays has found her stride as a director with her love letters to films like Heathers, Mean Girls, The Breakfast Club, and Clueless.
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and director Traci Hays, discuss:
Traci’s dream of becoming a pro soccer player before becoming a director
Being rejected from film school
Meeting incredible collaborators and established mentors in the industry
All the lessons Traci learned as a production designer
Adapting a book to a film for the movie, Tangled
How a soccer team connection led to a directing opportunity
Being surprised by the very thoughtful and meaningful notes from the producers
Filming Blood, Sweat and Cheer in only 13 days
Casting actors that were serious about the dance scenes
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.
