Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

Interpret script, conduct rehearsals, and direct activities of cast and technical crew for stage, motion pictures, television, or radio programs.

Job Task

• Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.
• Collaborate with producers in order to hire crewmembers such as art directors, cinematographers, and costumer designers.
• Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
• Confer with stage managers in order to arrange schedules for rehearsals, costume fittings, and sound/light development.
• Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.
• Consult with writers, producers, and/or actors about script changes, or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.
• Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
• Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.
• Hold auditions for parts and/or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles, working in conjunction with producers.
• Review film daily in order to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming.
• Introduce plays, and meet with audiences after shows in order to explain how the play was interpreted.
• Perform producers' duties such as securing financial backing, establishing and administering budgets, and recruiting cast and crew.
• Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
• Select plays or scripts for production, and determine how material should be interpreted and performed.
• Study and research scripts in order to determine how they should be directed.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crewmembers.
• Collaborate with film and sound editors during the post-production process as films are edited and soundtracks are added.
• Compile cue words and phrases, and cue announcers, cast members, and technicians during performances.
• Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions.
• Create and approve storyboards in conjunction with art directors.
• Cut and edit film or tape in order to integrate component parts into desired sequences.
• Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.
• Interpret stage-set diagrams to determine stage layouts, and supervise placement of equipment and scenery.
• Promote and market productions by giving interviews, participating in talk shows, and making other public appearances.

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