INSIGHTS TO FILM DIRECTING, BEGINNERS NOTE

Film directing refers to the art of developing, implementing and maintening overall Creative Vision of a story or script in addition to working with cast and crew to eventually Achieve frames in Live motion(Film). Film directing is a process through which stories are brought live via motion pictures

A person who direct this development and implementation of Creative Vision for a Story or Script is call a FILM DIRECTOR. Film directing has styles and categories which most be understood for proper alignment and positioning of duty and responsibility towards actualising visual objectives

DIRECTING STYLES

They are basically three types of Directing styles to note about and what each styles holds in obtaining desire Visual results;

Auteur styles: Auteur styles of directing rely solely on the Director overall creative Vision who oversee all the Audio/Visual elements and who's ideas are more consider in the making process than the actual Writer.

Classical Styles: Classical directing style focus on structure(Cause& Effects trend), Accurate technicality, narrative and perfection, overall performance of arts to Achieve glamorous Visuals in Live Frames

Experimental: Experimental Styles are none narrative opposite to the traditional narrative methods, abstract Concepts with innovative techniques breaking rules contrary to linear narrative methods, exploring new ways

Technical and Performance Directors

Having consider the various Dimensions of film directing styles,we will look into categories of Directors, in this days and era where everyone wants to be Director, understand is necessary to differentiate Level of capacity for delivery

They are different views and perspective of categorising class or type of Directors but in this article we will be illustrating from this 3;

TECHNICAL DIRECTORS

Technical film directors are senior minds in a film production process who are solely responsible for the development, maintenance and implementation of a project picture visual vision with directives and supervisors of the entire technical aspects of a production for it actualisation.

PERFORMANCE DIRECTORS

Performance Directors properly guide actors with a clear picture of what is expected, giving creative freedom to actors to deliver at their possible best ability, having proper understanding on characterisation and building into Characters Performance Directors are best at art Performance Directing. For emphasis read TIPS TO BECOME A PRO ACTOR which is also guidelines to performing Directors to monitor and examine actors

ART AND CRAFT DIRECTORS

Art and craft Directors are responsible for process involved to fully deliver out of the materials, equipments assemble or composed by a technical director or project manager. Camera, light,sound etc... Are primarily the responsibility of the Art and Craft Director to ensure the performance are realised out of what is made available by the Author (Technical Director, Project manager)

Under the above mentioned categories are types of Directors which we can list but a few

• Artistic Directors
• Stunt/martial arts Directors
• Visual effect Directors
• Casting Directors
• Director of Photograph

Note!! It is very possible for a technical director to work as a performance director and Art Director likewise a performance director can upgrade knowledge to becoming a technical director

QUALITIES OF A DIRECTOR

• Creative
• Analyst
• Good Leader/Learner
• Communicator
• Teachable/Correctable
• Listerner

Just to mention few out of many, understanding directing styles and category of Directing is necessary for Self realisation and discovery of placement in the Directing Unit. Comment below 

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