And I think what happened is that after the first few takes of that last shot, the actual,

what was going on was that the snow was building up on the windows.

And we became, you know, in a way snowed in.

It was just the three of us.

It was very intimate.

And I think that that allowed Mikey to get there.

It was probably about five takes in, and she got that one single tier take. And I remember seeing it

over, I actually looked away from the monitor and just watched it come down her cheek. And I said,

I know that's the one. Hello and welcome back to the Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

In honor of the 77th annual DGA Awards, we're bringing back our annual series of episodes devoted to our popular Meet the nominees' theatrical feature film symposium.

The event is a roundtable discussion with the directors nominated for the Guild's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achieve in Theatrical Feature Film. This year's nominees included Jacques Odiard, the director of Amelia Perez, Sean Baker, the director of Anora,

Edward Berger, the director of Conclave, Brady Corbe, the director of The Brutalist,

and James Mangold, the director of A Complete Unknown.

These talented directors gathered on stage at the Guild's Los Angeles Theater on February 8th to discuss the craft

of directing and the making of their films with moderator Jeremy Kagan.

So please enjoy part two of our Meet the Nominees Theatrical Feature Film Special and listen

to our five nominees conclude their discussion.

Ready. discussion. Brady, let me ask a staging question.

There are some beautiful, beautiful shots that are very complex and long.

I want to pick one specifically that you walk through potentially what you did with your

actors and then what you did with the camera.

This is a moment when Felicity comes in.

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