10 Writing and Directing Tips from Denis Villeneuve on how he created Dune, Arrival & others

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Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his feature films DUNE (2021), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Incendies (2010). For his work on Arrival, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

1. Surround yourself with people who love cinema, not people who love themselves.

2. Science fiction is a tool that allows you to take the relevant human journey and put it into context where you’re more free to express yourself about more abrasive subjects.

3. When adapting material from somewhere, find an equilibrium between giving out exposition for people who know the material and ones who are coming into it with no previous knowledge.

4. Create real sets to get realistic performances from your actors.

5. Make your movie for your past and future self.

6. Great work will attract great artists to want to work on your projects.

7. Cinema is a lot about planning. The more you plan, the more you can improvise.

8. Create tension with realism.

9. In your early career, aim for your films to be noticed by other filmmakers, producers or agencies, not necessarily wider audiences.

10. Keep your integrity by protecting your identity.

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