How do you secure your first break as a director? Should you stay at one company for a while or move around to accrue credits? How do you get a production to trust you to take the step up to direct your first hour? A panel of established directors working in factual and entertainment discuss their trajectory, the key elements to their success and offer insights on directing that crucial first hour.\n\nFeaturing:\nMatt Rudge, Documentary Filmmaker (The Autistic Me, My Dad -the Serial Killer, My Crazy Christmas Lights\nChloe Thomas, Director and Writer (Angelo\u2019s, Horrible Histories, Hetty Feather, Give Out Girls)\nZara Hayes, Director (12 Year Old Lifer, Battle of the Sexes, Clothes to Die For)\nJulian Smith, Multicam Director (Pointless, Million Pound Drop)\n\nInterested in the craft of directing? Watch our web series 'On Directing' or catch the archive of our David Lean Lectures on bafta.org/guru