Director

Also known as

Film director, television director, theatre director, entertainment director, stage director, movie director

AUT programmes

• Screen Production Major - Bachelor of Communication Studies

Work environment

• Usually work long and irregular hours
• Usually work on film sets, on location, in studios and theatres and may travel locally, nationally and internationally
• Need to be creative, communicate well and make decisions

Typical tasks

• Direct film, television, radio and stage productions
• Study, edit and interpret scripts
• Give guidance to actors performing roles
• Manage actors, film crew and production staff
• Work with others on technical requirements
• Make final artistic production decisions
• Develop creative ideas
• Work with casting directors to find actors
• Work with editors in post-production

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