Directing 101: Tips No One Tells You

Wow.. great video and tips! I'm working on my short and thought I might be doing something wrong because im only trying to describe my vision.. haven't figured out how to show everything yet though.

Would actually be nive with some tips on transforming your ideas into visuals and scenes. Thanks for sharing 👍

wao such exciting reviews

Thanks from india, last tip was bang on.

Love your shit man you are the real deal so insightful!!

I have ASD and i am getting a lot out of your films

This is helpful. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for your advice, agree 100%, hope a lot of new filmmakers see this

Splendid tips as always. Thank you, Mark!

Silence. Explained the importance of this to a young actor who was rushing through the scene. Told her to let the scene breathe on its own. She came back and nailed it.
You spoke about being open to different types of art. I remember listening to a DP whose name I can't recall talk about the 'look' of the film mentioning all the greats and then... Caravaggio. I took an art history class and listened with fascination about all the looks he discussed with the director. Glad I'd taken that class.

"Show, don't tell". That's one of the best lessons ever

Great topic!
I hope you take this graciously but I believe there is a typo in tip 4 of this video.
Take care.

Hey Mark, great input! I'm new here. Where can I see Danny's Film, just those couple shots looked stunning. Does he have a channel of his own?

This was an awesome video Mark! And really inspiring too!
Hope I get to see your film in the future!

Superb analysis dear. Kèep it up

Hey that’s me!! Super helpful video! Btw OKAY is so good I loved it

You really don't have to have a secret perspective, a sub textual theme, a set of beliefs that you want to convey, nor a political or religious agenda. If that's what you want to do, then get on your soapbox on a street corner, and we'll all happily ignore you. Sometimes we (human beings, your audience) just want to be entertained. As Hitchcock said "I'm not interested in giving people a slice of life... I want to offer them a slice of cake." Here endth the lesson.

about art in a flim plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I’m producing a financial education video series and my presenters are experts in their fields but many are less than proficient on-camera presenters. Can you talk about how to direct non-professional presenters?

Ugh. Who is this for? If you already know this stuff, which seems way beyond abundantly self-evident, then it's not necessary. If you don't know this stuff, then you shouldn't be directing in the first place, under any condition, for any reason, and nothing anyone tells you is going to help. The video should be titled, "Dumb And Dumbiest: How To Be A Dummy Director For Dummies: The Dumbed-Down Version". The entertainment value here is this guy is unaware of how he is actually embarrassing himself by the very "principles" he sets forth. Wow.

Hi Mark, I enjoy seeing your YT content. It helps me see things from a wider perspective. I really appreciate your ideas, which are often a little different from other YT creators I see. For me your views have an authenticity usually born of experience or reflection on your time as a filmmaker.

Myself I'm a little late in life getting into this and know I have much to learn. But I'm enjoying the journey of discovery.

Yes it is very helpful, as a director need perspective. Every individual have there unique perspective in life. If we can find it truly, then it definitely will be unique.

This way of sharing tips is more engaging and feels authentic than sitting in a studio or setup and of course the tips are useful 🤌🙌

We enjoyed watching , We are a podcast based in New York City and would love to get a interview of you

Nailed it again. Thanks Mark for continuing to share so much with us!

Awesome tips! original and to the point . 
Would love to see a vlog on acquiring distributors and what routes you think you people should explore.

I thought you were gonna add something like, “how to handle lazy actors and crew.” 🧐

I'm here for the wet down!

I like this vid, very raw, very honest, and especially the last tip. Thanks, Mark, I appreciate you 🙏

thanks... expose to more artform cool

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought they hit record....but didn't haha. Thank you Mark for all your wisdom!

Tip 1 totally agree. A lot of yt docs are just interviews with fancy B-Roll. No meaning, no story. No soul.

Last tip is golden! Thanks for the video from an aspiring filmmaker :)

I love the little self-commentating clips in this edit, I tip my hat 😅

Hey I just finished watching your video it was a great video. I enjoy tips from experienced individuals such as yourself I just started filming under this record label a little over 2 months ago. I find myself as an artist who needed to get into videography fell in love with it but is unable to make the most out of it as I want to be in front of the camera. Which is why I would like to reach out to anyone who is from New York City or New Jersey and would like to try and film with me live performances around in the city in Manhattan. It could start off there and eventually move on to be other spots or just music videos down the line. If anybody is interested reach out to me

Thank you for sharing your insight! 🎉

I appreciate your incredible insight and practical tips, Mark. This is your second video I viewed next to Oppenheimer with is really good too. Subscribed already 😊

Congrats about the film -- nice vid too-

Im doing a historical documentary using newsreel, stills and new directed scenes to bring it to life more.

Everything is shot and 80% done editing, and it works as is.

But because the newsreel are in 4:3 and photos different aspect ratios, you cant fit it of course.

The director hates slow zoomings in stills so thats not an option.

The images are not suited for being fancy and splitting up the image into layers and doing projections.

I did put in a subtle texture of a table from a shot where we dropped photos on a table. It takes away alot of the feeling of a still image floating in space.

But I wonder what tricks you have for making the formats mismatch as seamless as possible, and love to se some insperation.

With stills you can alkways build plates with photos to give them something to exist in.

With the 4:3 newsreels its harder.

Just throwing it out here as Im sure alot of documentary filmakers will se the post.//Joel

You are light version of darren aronofsky

why you use fx9 and not fx3 as a camera? i had fx6 and now i own 2 - fx3 very interesting why fx9 is still your main camera

Great piece of advice. Decide on the perspective. Your angle. Your take. Your position. Your point of view in this instance.

And then how can I say this with just visuals.

And the add all the other stuff.


Love that

Thanks man very enlightening

Tip #4!

Thank you sir 😭 currently working on my first short film……wish me luck

Like can we talk about art deeply, I think it’s very great topic every young upcoming director should talk about .