| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Film |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Film directing |
Fields of employment | Film production company |
| Part of a series on |
| Filmmaking |
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| Glossary |
A film director is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking in cooperation with the producer.[1]
The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget.
There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners. Other directors edit or appear in their films or compose music score for their films.[2]
- ^ Bean-Mellinger, Barbara (December 27, 2018). "The Average Film Director Salary Per Movie". Career Trend. Leaf Group. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "TV or film director". National Careers Service. United Kingdom: British Government. April 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.