BLOG QUESTION ADV: WHATS THE POINT OF A DIRECTOR?

1. What do you know about a director's role in a film?
2. What questions do you have about the director's role on a film?

A director is responsible for communicating acting directions to the actors in their film, as well as being able to communicate their wants to the rest of the crew. They must have general knowledge about all the different departments and tools they use to be able to make their vision come to life. They collaborate closely with the Director of photography during pre-production and production to figure out the cameras position relative to the story, and they collaborate with the editor in post-production to ensure that the project matches the story.

I want to know more about the creative process of directors and what habits they practice to be able to communicate their vision to actors. In the previous blog, we learned that there are certain ways to talk to actors in order to get them to become immersed in their characters feelings and motivations. I want to go more in depth into that topic and learn better communication tactics.