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Soderbergh Was Hands-Off At Times

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Because all three films have such an expert group of actors, Soderbergh had a hands-off approach to directing at times. He didn’t think it was necessary to micromanage the group of Hollywood stars at all time because he trusted their film knowledge as well. One thing in particular that Soderbergh allowed the actors to do was give them the freedom to organize themselves.

While in a group scene, they would choose where others would be standing to make the scene worked best. Soderbergh would give them the time frame to the scene and let them set it up themselves.