Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors

Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors direct the artistic and production aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions.

• Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
• Assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
• Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
• Determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
• Viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
• Planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
• Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
• Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
• Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs