Film, stage and related directors and producers

Job Definition

• Choosing writers, studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation, and instructing actors on acting methods
• Directing all aspects of dramatic productions on stage, television, radio or in motion pictures, including choice of actors, and final decisions concerning costumes, set designs, sound or lighting effects
• Planning, organizing and controlling the various stages and scheduling involved in the production of presentations, motion pictures, television shows and radio programs
• Engaging and supervising all technical personnel, and determining the treatment, scope and scheduling of production
• Maintaining production archives and negotiating royalties
• Creating, planning or writing scripts for recording, videotaping and editing programs
• Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment