The Director

Part 1

 Original Screenplay / Adopted Screenplay /

The Director

It’s the Directors responsibility for the success of the film / show / musical. The Director is the person, the person whose responsibility it is to see everything works, and everyone blends, from the beginning to the end.

Our best interpreter for storyteller’s are/will be the Director, (typically one who is a seasoned Director) having the intuition, vision, and the acquired knowledge to know who, what, where, when, and how.

A film based on a true story of actual events, does not suggest the Director did an outstanding job; the true story of actual events dictated the direction for the Director.

Director

The Director has and should have the authority to overwrite (not overrule) all scripts. Once a Director has been recognized by their peers with the gift to create, the Director should influence the industry     by incorporating a team of dream-teamers attached to every script, adding and deleting until the lead Director feels the scripts taste is exceptional.   

The Director should not be someone who has simply acted, and transcends to become a Director because many of their friends tell them so.  (Only a few rise to elite status)

If the Director does not like how the script is reading, than rework it. That applies to scenery and cast. That’s why they’re the Director from beginning to end.

The blame falls on the Director

Whose job it is to educate and relay the essence / meaning of the script through his / her direction. The actor’s job is to act the message, through dialogue, dance and/or song.    Under guided time and financial restraints, the Director will know the best way to interpret the script; ultimately having the most impact.

Building trust in an environment where ego’s run wild, and most balls are made of glass, trust in honesty is essential when creating a relationship.   Through the leadership of the Director, the actor will inherit a true sense and/or feeling for the script. The Director will convey passion; the actor will absorb it, allowing the Director to completely do their job.  The actor will therefore possess equal, if not more passion from becoming the life of a character, if the screenplay is to reveal itself to the audience the way it is written.      

 The Director’s job is to place faces and traits designated for specific roles, often times the selection by the Director is in question.  Those actors, who’ve acquired a thick head, and large egos, often become a Director’s worst nightmare.  

Psychology / human behavior is a Hugh factor in film-making for the Director. An actor can watch and/or read material from a novel / musical. The adopted screenplay, the actor therefore will acquire a sense and/or feeling of the essence of the film, and their character.

The success of the adopted screenplay, as well as an original shown for the first time will depend on how the Director was able to blend person to script and visa versa.

 The actor will always instinctively be judged by the audience, for better or worse than the parts original owner.  The actor can therefore reap the reward, knowing what it is they need to accomplish.

A Director may find by seeking for ideas, inspired through novels and musicals.   Adopted screenplays may not be as potent as the novel / stage performance, few are. The ones that are, they’re without question a fine collaboration between novelist and filmmaker.  (My thought for the best ever is hidden in silence).

I prefer the genius that is an original created from imagination, as opposed to an adoption.

An actor’s soon to be next job may depend on the success of the Director.

I believe the Directors job is slighted a degree with an adopted screenplay for reasons stated above.