Direction & Writing
Director playbook.
Owns the story on screen — the performance, the shot, and whether a scene actually works.
What this role owns
- Directs performance and blocking
- Decides what's covered on camera and how
- Calls whether a take is good enough to move on
Works closest with
Director of Photography · 1st Assistant Director
Not your call
Whether there's time and crew to get the shot is the producer's and 1st AD's call, not yours.
First move
Know the one thing every scene needs to accomplish before you shoot a single frame of it.
Apply for Director
Titles are usually given to whoever's already doing the work — if that's you, say so.
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