Straightforward Ways to Be a Better Director from 'Hustle' Director Jeremiah Zagar

Director Jeremiah Zagar, who directed the Netflix movie Hustle, shares many valuable filmmaking lessons and how he made a phenomenal movie with people who had never acted before.

In this episode, we talk about…

• Making an independent art film with a sports story
• The freedom and possibilities he got while shooting with real basketball players
• The idea of evolving the narrative direction through each fight
• How to get good performances from people who don't act professionally
• Tips on working with actors and helping them to do their best and not freeze while on camera
• His experience while working with Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Kenny Smith, and others
• Advice for people who want to shoot in a digital format but want to capture the anamorphic look
• Behind-the-scenes stories from the movie set
• How he handled self-doubt while making the movie
• Learning from failures and recognizing the fact that perfect is not always in the cards

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First feature series, Ryan Koo and Amateur https://nofilmschool.com/tags/firstfeature 

Link to Hustle on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80242342 

Winning time interview https://megaphone.link/BLU1506714910 

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