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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 4 I 4 1 Since 1992, the Directors Guild of America has hosted annual symposiums featuring its nominees for outstanding theatrical feature fi lm directing. In Directors Close Up, fi lm and television director Jeremy Kagan compiled the most insightful and entertaining responses from sessions conducted between 1992 and 2005, and then again in Directors Close Up 2 for those conducted between 2006 and 2012. In this all new sequel, Directors Close Up 3, Kagan shines his spotlight on nominees from the 2013–2020 seminars as directors discuss their work on some of the most brilliant fi lms in the last several years. From script development through pre-production to production and post- production, the directors offer personal insights into every step of the creative process and reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. Featuring materials from their productions — including storyboards, script notes, sketches and on-set photos — Directors Close Up 3 will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors, as well as fi lm fans who will enjoy this inside look into making movies. DIRECTORS CLOSE UP 3 Interviews with Directors nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film by the Directors Guild of America Moderated and edited by Jeremy Kagan Available for purchase at the DGA Store on www.dga.org Ben Affl eck · Wes Anderson · Kathryn Bigelow · Damien Chazelle · Bradley Cooper · Alfonso Cuarón · Garth Davis · Guillermo del Toro · Clint Eastwood · Peter Farrelly · Greta Gerwig · Paul Greengrass · Bong Joon Ho · Tom Hooper · Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Barry Jenkins · Ang Lee · Spike Lee · Richard Linklater · Kenneth Lonergan · Tom McCarthy · Martin McDonagh · Adam McKay · Steve McQueen · Sam Mendes · George Miller · Christopher Nolan · Jordan Peele · David O. Russell · Ridley Scott · Martin Scorsese · Steven Spielberg · Quentin Tarantino · Denis Villeneuve · Taika Waititi See more detailed descriptions, additional photos and video, where available, online at www.dga.org. DGA Members at Work When the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad came to a close this year, its estimated that around 1.5 billion people from around the world tuned in to watch the proceedings from the host city of Paris, with events held in 16 additional cities spread across Metropolitan France, and one subsite in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Capturing this action is the work of dedicated DGA members who toil behind the scenes in Paris, joining dozens of other DGA members working in Stamford, CT and 30 Rock to bring the games to millions of American viewers. Photos: 1. Capturing the action from the gymnastics arena were DGA members Pierre Moossa, Lindsay Schanzer, William Bernard Matthews, Matthew Borzello, Jeffrey Paul Burriesci and Bradley Woodall. 2. Primetime show Stage Manager Todd Bivona and NBC Coordinating Director Mike Sheehan on the primetime set. 3. Stage Manager Yosef Herzog (left) on the Today Show set. 4. DGA members Joseph A. Martin. Lea Darley and John Howard are ready to make waves from the swimming truck. Capturing Olympics Gold 1 4 3 4 2 photos courtesy of DGA Associate Eastern Executive Director Michael Berger