My job is director(Glen)

We chose to do the sexual abuse angle for the short film because my group members feel very strongly about this and they feel that this is a good way to connect with the south Auckland community. We went through and chose the roles everyone in team had. I was given the role of director through being voted in. I will have to become better at articulation and making choices, I hope I can fill the expectations my group has for me.

My job is to take care of the actors and give them instructions on how to do their part, this involves what actions they will do and how they will speak on top of the general way the actors present themselves. I will also be working with the camera man to figure out how we are going to shoot the story and how we will frame everything, I will also help with all parts of the production to make sure everyone is on the same page.

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What Is a Movie Director?

A movie director is a storyteller who needs a lot of people, equipment, creativity and planning to bring his story to a movieaudience. And in the process, the director has to hold on to the vision while dealing with temperamental artists, union contract requirements, uncooperative weather, studio time, budget demands and a handful of other uncontrollable uncertainties.

Roland Joffe, director of "The Killing Fields" (1984), has said directing movies resembles “playing on a multilayered, multidimensional chessboard, except that the chess pieces decide to move themselves." And Japanese director Akira Kurosawa described a film director as being a front-line commanding officer. “He needs a thorough knowledge of each branch of the service, and if he doesn’t command each division, he can’t command the whole,” [sources: "The Future of Work," "The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa"].

While directing a movie can lead to a shiny Oscar, it also means taking on a lot of responsibility. Simply put, a director is responsible for a film's overall vision. He has final responsibility for the actors, the shots, the script, the props, the editing and much more [source: Full Sail].

Responsibilities involved with directing include the following [sources: Full Sail and U.S. Department of Labor]:

• Working with the movie producer to cast the actors
• Organizing and selecting shooting locations
• Interpreting the script -- and in some cases, writing or selecting it
• Approving sets, costumes, choreography and music
• Giving actors direction while conducting rehearsals and shooting the film
• Directing the work of the crew during shooting
• Working with cinematographers on shot composition
• Working with editors on creating a rough cut and final film

That’s a lot for a single person to do, so directors usually delegate some of the work. Assistant directors, for example, may be responsible for overseeing specific locations or for cueing actors and crew. A second-unit director may be in charge of directing stunt sequences. Or a director may describe what he wants out of a scene and then have the film crew find the location and lighting that work.

But some directors do more than simply direct. They may also write the script, act in the movie and serve as its producer -- or even do all three. Mel Brooks wrote many of the scripts for movies he also directed and produced, and Sydney Pollack often acted in the movies he directed. Woody Allen has written, acted and directed his films, while Spike Lee has done all that and also worked as producer [sources: Internet Movie Database, The New York Times].

In addition to being in charge, taking many roles and turning the vision of the story into a movie, a director needs to be flexible enough to deal with unexpected challenges and open to suggestions from cast and crew that could make the movie better.

Taken from http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-director1.htm