Director Hand Signs (Research)

 What hand signs should I know as the director?

Tutorial Floor Director May 17, 2017

As the filming date for my Swede gets closer, I wanted to know what other things I should know as a director when I stumbled upon hand signs. And after watching this video on the important hand signs you must know as the director, I have a pretty good understanding as to what I need to practice and teach my other group members as the days progress. Some features that aren't shown in the video but are necessary are how hand gestures reduce the noise on set, allowing for fewer retakes of the same scene. Also, it helps to make a set more organized, as the crew can clearly see what I want them to do, even without me having to speak (which will mess up the shot)

Even though this video was pretty good, I do think some hand signs were missing, but after some more digging (research), I found this.

Floor Manager Tutorial Video July 9, 2016

In this video, not only are they giving more hand signs, but this person is also giving a brief explanation of how to do each hand sign. Giving what hand to use, what angle, and the context of when to use the hand signs. So with these two videos combined and with some further practice, I do believe I will be able to use them effectively while also teaching my crew what each hand signs mean and what to do when they see me use them.