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3 6 I D G A M O N T H L Y Correction: In the membership screenings section of the May 2024 issue of DGA Monthly, Kit Conners should have been credited as the Second Second Assistant Director for Director Luca Guadagnino's Challengers. MEMBERSHIP REPORT IN MEMORIAM Lawrence J. Cirillo, AD Barbara N. Farkas, 1AD Amanda L. Foley, 2AD Matthew Herath, DIR Leslie B. Hill, DIR John A. Martinelli, AD Dennis S. Osik, AD Michael Phillips, 1AD Morgan Spurlock, DIR Ramsey Thomas, DIR PRIMARY CATEGORY CHANGES Bryce Hudson to 1AD WESTERN REGION ADDITIONS Dave Bernstein, UPM Cary Davies, UPM Natalie M. Jacobson, UPM Jesse M. Schiller, UPM Christopher Villalba, 2AD Director Linda Mendoza Mendoza reflects on her 35-plus year career in television on shows including Scrubs, Ugly Betty and The Bernie Mac Show; the importance of continual growth; and her affection for the comedy genre. Mendoza on industry experiences that have prepared her as a Director: "There's absolutely no question that being a Production Supervisor and an AD helped inform my directing skills. Not in terms of how to talk to Actors or how to shoot, but how to appreciate what the production schedule would allow. What you needed, like what could you do in two hours and what could you do in 45 minutes and what was gonna take four hours or five hours. I think it's just about knowing your script — you need to know your script like the back of your hand — and what you need for each scene and what's important in each scene. So, it really is about prep. It's about knowing what you need for the scene and going in, because look, we all know there's what I call the 'production vortex' where something happens and everything blows up. And now all of a sudden you've lost two hours in the day. You still have to make your day. So, by really knowing what I need and what I want for each scene, you're able to then say, 'Okay, I can combine this. Let me cut that, that was an extra shot. This shot I need for the transition.' You just have to have your priorities. You have to know what you need and why, most importantly." View more excerpts & interviews in the Visual History Collection via the link on the homepage of www.dga.org. Recent Visual History Addition The DGA's Visual History Program website contains hundreds of hours of videotaped interviews with Directors and Director's team members discussing their careers and reflections on all aspects of the creative process in film, television and other media. These interviews are indexed for quick retrieval of segments pertaining to specific topics of interest within a particular interview or across the entire collection. Linda Mendoza interviewed by Jay Torres EASTERN REGION ADDITION Stephen R. Campanella, UPM

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