“This is the practice of cleaning the slate. The ability to create as an artist and experience the work as a first time viewer, dropping baggage from the past of what you thought you wanted the work to be. The mission is to be in the present moment with the work.” -Rick Rubin, The Creative Act
For the director…
Clean the slate.
What you noted in yesterday’s rehearsal might not be there today.
Get your head out of your legal pad. Look up and really watch what the actors are doing. Really listen to what they are saying. Do so with an open heart, an open mind and a fresh set of eyes and ears.
P.S. – The chapter “Clean Slate” in Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act should be required reading for any aspiring director. His discussion of the final recording mix is absolute gold.
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