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How Do You Survive In The Indie Film World?

On the final episode of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance ’09, Alan, Jeff, And Lee give advice on thinking for the long term:

And about being described as a pessimist, all I can say is they should read this blog more often!
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What Do Directors Look For In A Producer?

On Episode Seven Of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance ’09, Lee Daniels speaks of the need to turn water into champagne, Alan Cumming talks about sharing passion, and Jeff Lipsky about protection and not knowing:

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How Does Being An Actor Prepare You To Direct?

On Episode Four of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance ’09, Alan explains how being an actor helped him later direct:

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Jeff Lipsky’s Long Path To Directing

On Episode Two of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance, Jeff Lipsky tells of his longgggg path to directing:

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Alan Cumming: How Condoms Lead To A Directing Career

On Episode Three Of Christine & Ted Talk To Directors At Sundance, Alan talks about how to use condoms to get the directing thing going:

Laure (see comments below) pointed out are neglect of posting the spot in question, so…
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Lee Daniels On Directing, Fear, & Dying

Part One of Christine & Ted Interview Directors at Sundance:

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What’s It Like To Step BEHIND The Camera

Back at the beginning of the year, Christine Vachon and I sat down with Alan Cumming, Jeff Lipsky, and Lee Daniels to talk with them about what it was like to sit in the director’s chair after being established in other roles within the industry.

This is part one and part two of nine.
Part Two of Nine:

You can look at all nine installments, right here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8D2836CEE668FAD7