The actor/director relationship is probably THE most important relationship on the set, It most definately is in the theater. Some directors are considered actors' directors as they used to be actors or they really work to understand what an actor is going through. Shouting at you from the seats when I am on the stage in rehearsal is not a director I respond to well, In the theater, we have a meeting after the rehearsal for the director to give everyone notes.
I wonder how this works on film or tv set. A lot of directors don't rehearse the scenes before they shoot. Some directors have a different vision of your sharacter then you do. How does this work in the real? Has a director shouted a note at you in front of everyone or do they politley whisper it in your ear? I have to say, when I am stuck, and the director gives me a note in my ear that only I can here, that is gold to me. It puts me in the "I have a secret" mindset, because in life, we don't have thoughts out loud. I may not want the other actor to know my motivation.
My question is, WHAT IS THE MOST HELPFUL NOTE FROM A DIRECTOR WHEN YOU ARE STUCK IN A SCENE?
