DGA members attend the AASC’s Survival Skills panel discussion. - photos by Howard Wise - click images for larger views
Director/ AASC Co-chair Oz Scott (moderator).
Following their monthly meeting on June 5, the African American Steering Committee (AASC) presented the panel discussion Survival Skills for Emerging Directors in the boardroom of DGA headquarters in Los Angeles.
The panel was comprised of UPMs Leslie Jackson (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Preston Holmes (Hustle & Flow) and Dwight Williams (Down for Life); and 1st ADs Kevin Williams (House M.D.) and AASC Co-chair Van Hayden (Nights in Rodanthe).
They discussed the skills and tactics Directors can employ to be more effective in pre-production, better communicate and motivate the cast and crew, be more efficient during the shoot and more confident in getting their vision on to the screen. Director/AASC Co-chair Oz Scott (CSI: NY) served as moderator of the discussion.
UPM Leslie Jackson
UPM Preston Holmes
UPM Dwight Williams
1st AD Kevin Williams
1st AD/AASC Co-chair Van Hayden
A seminar attendee asks the panel a question about sharpening directing skills.
