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Directing an independent film can be one of the most difficult things to achieve, however, at the same time it can be the most rewarding. Most independent films have very low budgets which force the Director and Producer to think outside the box as to how they can make a quality film without a lot of money. In addition to budget... more »
Lights, camera, action! Working in the theater, or any aspect of the performing arts, is back breaking work but the rewards do pay off in the end. When you see something that you have created performed before an audience, the applause is worth more than any monetary value or award. If you think that this type of career for you then... more »
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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 directors function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realising 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.
The director in theatre history
In ancient Greece, the birthplace of European drama, the writer bore principal responsibility for the staging of his plays. Actors would generally be semi-professionals, and the playwright-director oversaw the mounting of plays from the writing process all the way through to their performances, often - as was the case for Aeschylos for instance - also acting in them. He would also train the chorus, sometimes compose the music and supervise every aspect of production. The term applied to him, didaskalos, the Greek word for "teacher," is indicative of how these early directors had to combine instruction of their performers with staging their work.Brocket, Oscar G.: History of the Theatre. 8th ed. Needham Heights, MA: Al read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre+director
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