Theatre director
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- | A '''film director''' is a person who directs the [[filmmaking|making]] of a [[film]].A film director visualizes the [[Screenplay|script]], controlling a film's [[artistic]] and [[dramatic]] aspects, while guiding the [[technical crew]] and [[actors]] in the fulfillment of his or her vision. | + | A '''theatre director''' or '''stage director''' is a practitioner in the [[theatre]] field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a [[Play (theatre)|play]], an [[opera]], a [[Musical theatre|musical]], or a devised piece of work) by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production. The director's function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it. The director therefore collaborates with a team of creative individuals and other staff, coordinating research, [[stagecraft]], [[costume design]], [[Theatrical property|props]], [[lighting designer|lighting design]], [[acting]], [[set design]] and [[sound design]] for the production. If the production he or she is mounting is a new piece of writing or a (new) translation of a play, the director may also work with the [[playwright]] or translator. In contemporary theatre, the director is generally the primary visionary, making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the text and its staging. Different directors occupy different places of authority and responsibility, depending on the structure and philosophy of individual theatre companies. Directors utilize a wide variety of techniques, philosophies, and levels of collaboration. |
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- | Film directors do not always have absolute artistic control. The director is usually selected by the [[film producer|producer]], whose job it is to make the decisions that are in the best interests of the production company or studio or network. As such, the producers have veto power over everything from the script itself to the final cut of the film, often in anywhere from slight to extreme opposition to the director's vision. | + | |
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- | == Canon == | + | |
- | :''[[Jahsonic's film canon]]'' | + | |
- | == See also == | + | |
- | * [[Auteur]] | + | |
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A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, an opera, a musical, or a devised piece of work) by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production. The director's function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it. The director therefore collaborates with a team of creative individuals and other staff, coordinating research, stagecraft, costume design, props, lighting design, acting, set design and sound design for the production. If the production he or she is mounting is a new piece of writing or a (new) translation of a play, the director may also work with the playwright or translator. In contemporary theatre, the director is generally the primary visionary, making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the text and its staging. Different directors occupy different places of authority and responsibility, depending on the structure and philosophy of individual theatre companies. Directors utilize a wide variety of techniques, philosophies, and levels of collaboration.