Brothers, Mario Van Peebles, and Kasi Lemmons had to prove themselves by making sharp urban films before anyone knew who they were or cared.
It takes more than deciding where the camera goes to be a director, especially when you’re directing an indie film where you won’t have the luxury of sitting in video village cut off from all the other production gyrations going on. I’ve wrangled cable, broke down equipment, dressed sets, and a dozen other jobs as ‘director’ on indie film shoots. It’s not glamorous, but it gets the job done.
General rules of thumb that will help you become a stronger director.
A strong grasp of the entire process it takes to make a film is important. There’s different departments that work together to bring a film together. The camera department, sound department, make-up/wardrobe department etc. You