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I'm not a fan of the numbers system either. Learn a good list of action verbs and direct with linguistic choices like "interrogate" or "console." For the love of christmas, don't use result-oriented direction like "be more angry." Directing Actors by Judith Weston is a good place to start...

Check out the beginning of Arlington Road. I don't remember all that much about the details of the movie, but I remember the beginning is really gripping. Try to establish audience identification with a character as early as possible. Drop a character in danger, for example.