ROLE OF DIRECTOR IN FILM MAKING

film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a

film.[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.

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. Directors often use storyboards to illustrate
and a directors viewfinder to set up camera angles.

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 which character is driving the scene. The
Director also inputs into the (colour) 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.

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. 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.