The Dinner Scene — How to Direct Dinner & Dialogue [Director’s Playbook]

Best Dinner Scenes in Movies and Why They Work ►► Chapters: 00:00 Can Dinner Scenes Be Cinematic? 01:14 The Table — Set Design & Mise en Scéne 01:51 What’s On the Table (Goodfellas Dinner Scene) 02:14 What’s in the Room (Django Unchained & Manchester by the Sea) 02:40 The Blocking — Seating Arrangements 02:48 Distance & Opposition (Citizen Kane Dinner Scene) 03:19 Alliance (Django Unchained Dinner) 03:32 Who’s in Control (Inglourious Basterds Dinner Scene) 03:53 The Camera — Empha