Tracy Martin

I can see that, but I wonder if those directors you speak of didn't begin their careers by storyboarding. Make sense? I sat in on a Q&A with director James Ivory once and he said he never storyboards. I remember thinking how nice it would be to be able to get away with that.

Interesting. I'm the executive director for The Woman's Angle: We educate, mentor and promote women directors. When I was planning the curriculum for our director's program with my managing director, I had to lobby hard for a workshop exclusively dedicated for storyboarding and creating shot lists. She kept saying not all directors storyboard, and I kept saying I don't care, they need to know how to storyboard and be able to prepare a shot list. It's that simple.

I'm new to directing.....been producing for awhile and even acted for longer than I produced. Don't worry, I've had my fair share of self-indulgent directors also. Did you say many directors are indecisive? Aren't they storyboarding? I ask because pre-planning is what keeps me up at night. I know there are unforeseen issues that demand I remain flexible, but for the most part I don't want us to lose time because of my lack of preparation. And I still think one of the best examples of crossing the line was in The Godfather. It took place in Don Corleon's study. Fredo asked Corleon if he would take somebody out for him. Corleon is insulted and after listening to Fredo for awhile, he eventually gets up and crosses the room. I'm waiting until I can employ that shot.