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Lee Daniels On Moving From Producing To Directing

On Episode Five of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance ’09, Lee Daniels, director of Precious, talks about how talking as a producer, is much different that talking as a director:

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How Does Being An Actor Prepare You To Direct?

On Episode Four of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance ’09, Alan explains how being an actor helped him later direct:

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Jeff Lipsky’s Long Path To Directing

On Episode Two of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance, Jeff Lipsky tells of his longgggg path to directing:

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Answers Needed: Screenwriting Labs & Colonies

A documentary filmmaker making the transition into narrative asked me to recommend labs to develop their first screenplay in. We all certainly know of Sundance, and there are the prestigious MacDowell and Yaddoo colonies, but where else can one go? And what are the rules for MacDowell & Yaddoo? Who and what is eligible? And aren’t they more like a place to work and consult with other artists as opposed to the Sundance model which is in depth meetings with mentors?

The Nantucket Screenwriters Colony has helped to advance both COLD SOULS and TEETH. The Hamptons Film Festival Screenwriters Lab helped Caitlin McCarthy and others develop their work.
Where else can one go? Does anyone else have some suggestions? And what do you think of these programs anyway?
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Alan Cumming: How Condoms Lead To A Directing Career

On Episode Three Of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance, Alan talks about how to use condoms to get the directing thing going:

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Lee Daniels On Directing, Fear, & Dying

Part One of Christine & Ted Interview Directors at Sundance:

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What Does Sundance Mean To Giamatti & Rockwell

Episode Six Of The Ted & Christine In Sundance Show, where Paul & Sam try to answer what their best Sundance experience has been.