Directing takes and reactions

While a take is rolling, you have three ways to steer your client without breaking their flow:

1. Reactions — fire an emoji that bursts on their screen.
2. Pushed prompts — send a one-line nudge that appears next to the hook.
3. Talk anyway — unmute yourself into the recording.

All three are available from the producer panel while recording is active.

Reactions

Reactions are silent, instant feedback. They burst on the client's phone for about a second and disappear — they never end up on the recording.

The set is meant to map to what you'd say in the room if you were on set:

Glyph	When to use it
👍 Nice	The take's working, keep going.
👏 Clap	Punchline landed, ride the momentum.
🔥 Fire	That was the real one — you've got the keeper.
✋ Pause	Stop, you're about to derail.
🐌 Slow	Slow down, you're rushing.
❤️ Heart	Energy's good, keep that tone.

There's also a + Custom button — type any emoji and it broadcasts as-is, so you can build your own shorthand with a regular client.

Pushed prompts

Sometimes you need words, not an emoji. The Push prompt input sends a one-line text bubble to the director screen — your client sees it slide in right next to the hook.

Use it for things like:

• "Land the punchline harder."
• "Skip the setup, jump to the example."
• "One more — drop the 'um, so'."

Pushed prompts persist until you push the next one (or hit clear), so you can leave a note up for the rest of the take.

Talking anyway

By default, you're muted from the take. Your client hears nothing from you while recording, so your direction never gets baked into the cut.

If you want to be in the cut — interview style, two-shot conversation, or just live coaching where the client will react to your voice — hit Talk anyway. The button turns red, you go audible to the client, and your audio gets recorded as part of the take.

A few notes:

• The producer panel shows your live mic state at all times — muted (Muted to <client>) or audible (You're audible — may be recorded). It's the load-bearing line; check it before you say anything you don't want on the recording.
• You can toggle Talk anyway on and off mid-take. The recording catches whatever was audible at the moment.
• When you're done talking, hit Mute me to drop back to silent direction.

Coach the take, not the file

The rhythm that works:

1. First take: let them run. Don't interrupt unless they're truly off. Reactions only.
2. Between takes: that's when you give the note out loud — what to change, where to start, what to drop.
3. Retake: hit Retake, then Start recording. The client sees the same hook and points, and the take counter ticks up.
4. Mark the keeper: once you've got one that works, hit Next yap to move on. The previous takes don't disappear — they're all in your inbox; you can pick from them later.

Related

• Running a live studio session — the full producer walkthrough.
• The director view on mobile — what your client sees.