The Art of Directing
A presentation by Mark 2
May 7th 2013
Content
• Essential skills
• A director’s responsibilities
• Personal favourites
• Summary
• Conclusion
• Sources
• Questions?
Essential skills
• Artistic vision
• Creativity
• Ability to motivate/inspire people
• Teamwork and cooperation – Be a leader
A director’s responsibilities
• May vary between productions
• Selecting cast, crew, location
• Heavily involved in editing
• Bringing their vision to the screen
Personal favourites
• Steven Soderbergh –
Ocean’s Eleven trilogy
• Peter Jackson – LOTR
trilogy, The Hobbit
• Bradley Buecker –
Various episodes of tv-
shows
Summary
• Essential skills – Creativity, vision, leadership
• Responsibilities – May vary but some stay the
same
• My favourite directors
Conclusion
• Requires a specific set of skills
• A lot of responsibilities
• Different directors – Different styles
Sources
• http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/jobs/direct
ion/article_3880_1.asp
Questions?

Example 2