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I wish there were more literature about film directors as managers, as opposed to visionaries. A lot of film workers talk about their favorite directors as "kno
by morley 6y ago
I wish there were more literature about film directors as managers, as opposed to visionaries. A lot of film workers talk about their favorite directors as "knowing exactly what they want" or "having a clear vision," but it's harder to know how they get what they want, or how they express their vision, or how they navigate situations where their vision is wrong or conflicts with someone else's. Or simply how they do that at 4am at the end of a 14-hour work day. I like the stories about how Tarantino will make everyone say "because we love making movies" as a rallying cry. I wish there were more stories like that.
- dylan604 6y agoJust like every other job, some directors are better than others at certain aspects. Some are great with getting talent to perform, some are great with camera work, and some are visionaries. Just like any CEO/founder of a start-up, to have a successful film, you have to staff up with people that are strong where you are weak. A director that is great with talent but less in the camera dept hires a great DP. A strong Assitant Director can keep the day to day management going while the visionary director focuses on the 30,000' view.
- wodenokoto 6y agoThe guy who did Shazam and a few lessor known hollywood scary movies has a youtube channel where he talks about this stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNS4U_aE28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNS4U_aE28