I think it depends on the nature of your story and your writing style. For example, I am more of a visual teller, so a lot of my scenes take long to direct because of all the overlays, filters, zooms and spot directing. That’s not really something you can plan out, you just have to see if it works and keep adjusting it until it works.
If your scenes are more dialogue-based, then just plan out your dialogue beforehand and you can jot down next to it the type of simple directing you want, e.g. close up of MC and then close up of the LI.
So in short, practice coding a lot and then it will become easier and/or plan your scenes beforehand
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