Hi! This was originally written as an essay for my film class way back in 2017, I honestly don't remember what my grade was for this Assignment but I remember it was not the greatest ( below an A). So to my former teacher if you're reading this you might want to give this a 2nd look in order to realize your past mistakes! enjoy
Mr.Bee
The role of a director is difficult to define because it is the movie, personality, and often studio-specific as to what a given director does. Essentially though, a director is the “driving force” for completing a movie. There are some general common duties of a director though.
The first task required of a director is reading a script and coming up with his or her interpretation of it. Primarily for an animated movie, the director makes a storyboard to lay out his or her vision. This pre-production process takes several weeks with the writer(s) and potentially producers. Directors are often then involved with deciding on a cast, but sometimes the director works with a casting director. During shooting, the director’s main responsibility is getting the actors to give the performances he or she wants. The director also usually helps the cinematographer with the cinematography. After the movie wraps, however, the director plays an integral part in post-production - albeit in a more limited role. Directors may act as consultants with editing and sound, but usually don’t have the “final say” in the process that they have - up until now - been the catalyst in. Essentially, directors must work lockstep with producers, studios, writers, cinematographers, editors, and actors to adapt and share a similar vision for what a movie is supposed to do and how it is supposed to do it.
The title of Director may be misleading because the actual craft that goes into directing is the movie and personality-specific and difficult to narrow down. However, there are some key aspects to directing. Basically, though, directors have to collaborate and often bring together every aspect of what goes into a movie. Only then can the director sits back and watches the finished product.
