The Directors Podcast

Sarah Polley | The Adaptation Process & Changing Expectations for Directors

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Director Sarah Polley (Take This Waltz, Stories We Tell, Alias Grace) speaks with Director Thom Fitzgerald (Cloudburst, Forgive Me, Cam Boy) about the process of adapting literature to the screen, while touching upon:

  • the cultural norms of pitch meetings 
  • the vulnerability of original screenplays 
  • the best on-set advice Sarah's received 
  • changing behavioral expectations for directors 
  • Sarah's perspective on rehearsing scenes 
  • the pros and cons of crew bonding exercises
  • the importance of post-production sound design
  • and more...

    • This talk was recorded over Zoom during the first half of 2020. 

    The DGC Podcast is produced by the Directors Guild of Canada National Directors Division and hosted by filmmakers Aubrey Arnason and Katia Café-Fébrissy.

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