This misunderstanding, coupled with Lynch's own meticulous direction, caused the film to remain in production for a number of years.
He also reported that "Under Freiler's meticulous direction, the workers - a number of whom were minorities or handicapped - sheared, crimped, torched, and welded brass, copper, and other metals before coating them with luminous patinas."
Producing the shots required meticulous direction and between 20 and 30 helpers were on hand the day of shooting.
And the meticulous directions lead to excellent results.
It was being built by his engineers and technicians, under his meticulous direction.
The stampede out of the press screening said nothing about the merits of Mr. Erice's supremely meticulous direction and everything about the frantic pace of this event.
Under the meticulous direction of Michael Blakemore, the result is a most invigorating and ingenious play of ideas (2:20).
As he issues orders to pilots - giving them meticulous directions on an imaginary clock face, always according to their perspective - Jughead moves his head and hands in circular gestures, as if he's conducting an orchestra.
At a quarter to eight the next night I was out and following his neatly written and meticulous directions.
After listening to the porter's meticulous but perplexing directions, they prepared to leave the station.