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Filmmaker redirects here. Filmmaker can also mean Film producer. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.
Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916
Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916

A director (filmmaker) is a person who directs the making of a film. Herbert Brenon ( January 13, 1880 - June 21, 1958) was a Film director during the era of Silent movies through Alla Nazimova (Алла Назимова born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon (Мириам Эдес Аделаида Левентон May 22, 1879 [1] A film director visualizes the script, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of their vision. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The Technical crew, often abbreviated to " tech crew " or " techies " are the individuals employed behind the scenes (backstage who control all the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

However, film directors do not in all countries have absolute artistic control. The director can also be selected by the producer. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The producer can in this case have veto power over everything from the script itself to the final cut of the film, often in anywhere from slight to extreme opposition to the director's vision.

When directing episodes for a television show, a director's responsibilities are somewhat diminished, as the visual look and feel of the series is already established, usually by the person billed as the show's creator or executive producer. Those directors who choose or are chosen to work in TV traditionally have had to accept that they will not be as lauded, or as well-paid, as their big-screen counterparts. [2]

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Responsibilities

A film director is responsible for overseeing every creative aspect of a film. They develop a vision for a film, decide how it should look, what tone it should have, and what an audience should gain from the cinematic experience. He/she is in short the storyteller. Film directors are responsible for approving every camera angle, lens effect, lighting, and set design occasionally even taking part in the hiring of key crew members. They coordinate the actors moves, determine camera angles, and may be involved in the writing, financing, and editing of a film. The director works closely with the cast and crew to shape the film and may often take suggestions on pertinent issues. Some like to conduct rigorous rehearsals in preproduction while others do so before each scene. In either case this process is essential as it tells the director as well as other key members of the crew (Director of Photography, Stunt Choreographer, Hair Stylist etc) how the actors are going to play the scene, which enables them to make any necessary adjustments. The Director also plays a key role in post-production. The Director oversees the editing of the scenes with the editor to ensure that the emotions of the scene and the close ups, mid shots and wide shots appropriately reflect who (the character) is driving the scene. The Director also inputs into the (color) grading of the final images adding warmth or frigidity to the composition of the scenes to reflect the emotional subtext of the character or environment. The Director also participates in the sound mix and musical composition of the film.

Methods of film directing

Ingmar Bergman examines lighting conditions, apparently through x-ray film, during work on Wild Strawberries.
Ingmar Bergman examines lighting conditions, apparently through x-ray film, during work on Wild Strawberries. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation. Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, about an old man recalling his past

Directors have different methods of creating a movie. Some styles include:

Directors work closely with film producers, who are responsible for both artistic and non-artistic elements of the film, such as, script approval, financing, casting notes, contract negotiation and marketing. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Some directors will take on some of the responsibilities of the producer for their films. Directors like Orson Welles are famously known for writing, directing and producing their films while the early silent film director Alice Guy Blaché not only produced her own pictures, but actually created her own highly successful studio. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Alice Guy-Blaché ( July 1, 1873 &ndash March 24, 1968) was a pioneer Filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture

Professional organizations

In the United States, directors usually belong to the Directors Guild of America. Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States The Canadian equivalent is the Directors Guild of Canada. The Directors Guild of Canada is a Canadian labour union, founded in 1962, which represents more than 3700 professionals from 48 different occupations In the UK, directors usually belong to Directors Guild of Great Britain. The Director's Guild of Great Britain represents directors in all media film television theatre radio opera commercials corporate multimedia and new technology A new director might earn as little as $20,000 a year, while the most successful can earn over $500,000 per movie, even millions per film in some cases. [3]

Related Careers

See also

The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London.
The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Stage management is a sub-discipline of Stagecraft. Although a somewhat fluid line of work in essence the stage management team (which can consist of a production A costume drama is a Period piece in which elaborate Costumes Sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambience of a particular London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

References

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  2. ^ Karl French. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> La Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel (FERA ( This is a list of Motion picture and television directors. A Jim Abrahams Abiola Abrams For the 1997 film see An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn, Alan Smithee (or the alternate spellings Allen Smithee Alan Smythee This is a list of English Film directors and Television directors who were born in England or lived and/or worked in England during a significant part of their career †This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order "Seeing the director’s point of view", Financial Times, 2006-08-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan  
  3. ^ Audrey Arkins. Dream Job: Film Director. Salary. com, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes

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