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Traci Hays is a DGA Award-nominated director, a production designer, and art director who has received numerous awards for the various shorts she has directed. Her feature directorial debut, Tangled, was named a \u201cmust-see movie\u201d by The Hollywood Reporter. She recently directed Blood, Sweat and Cheer, her second feature, which is a dark love letter to Heathers, Mean Girls, The Breakfast Club, and Clueless.\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and director Traci Hays, discuss:\n\nTraci\u2019s dream of becoming a pro soccer player before becoming a director\n\nBeing rejected to film school\xa0\n\nMeeting incredible collaborators and established mentors in the industry\n\nAll the lessons Traci learned as a production designer\n\nAdapting a book to a film for the movie, Tangled\n\n\nHow a soccer team connection led to a directing opportunity\n\nBeing surprised by the very thoughtful and meaningful notes from the producers\xa0\n\nFilming Blood, Sweat and Cheer in only 13 days\n\nCasting actors that were serious about the dance scenes\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cHaving that background as a director feels like a superpower.\u201d\xa0[12:29]\n\n\u201cTo be in the middle of it, the middle of the chaos, is sort of where I thrive.\u201d [14:15]\n\n\u201cOn a lower budget fast moving train, what will kill your day more than anything else is company moves.\u201d [33:15]\n\n\u201cI even tried to learn the dance and let me tell you, I did not get very far.\u201d [40:39]\n\n\n\nMentioned Resources:\nTangled\n\nBlood, Sweat and Cheer\n\nTraci\u2019s website\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices