Hollywood Directors Talk Work & Failure
The Hollywood Reporter | Director’s Roundtable
Date: January 2018
Type: Video, Panel Discussion
Topic: Directing, Advice
Length: 63 minutes
Source: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msl6C77MNcs
This moderated discussion features directors: Guillermo del Toro (‘The Shape of Water’), Angelina Jolie (‘First They Killed My Father’), Patty Jenkins (‘Wonder Woman’), Greta Gerwig (‘Lady Bird’), Denis Villeneuve (‘Blade Runner 2049’), and Joe Wright (‘Darkest Hour’). The directors answer and discuss questions regarding communicating and fulfilling their project vision, working with others, dealing with failure, and remaining true to yourself and what you want out of your work.
With this panel, you are able to hear familiar directors speak about their profession and/or learn about directors, who you don’t know, speak about their work. The conversation provides insight into your own journey to see if you share similar notions and work ethics-- which can be enlightening or reinforcing to your own creative process. There is diversity in their backgrounds and perspectives. The in-depth interview, provides, each director to speak and share their view on multiple subjects. I view this video as a front-row seat to people directly attached to the infamous Hollywood movie industry, talking about the business and how they work within it. (All without having to eavesdrop in on a random restaurant conversation in L.A.)
Listening to this roundtable provides perception into the worlds of the following: Directing, Producing, Production, Set-Life, Creative Vision, and the Film Industry overall.
All in all, it's something to listen to that directly deals with established professionals in the movie world today and how they continue to strive for their goals. It's a chance to hear another filmmaker's perspective and to better understand your own.