Film Director

Duty description from Wikipedia -

Film directors create an "overall vision" through which a film gets eventually "born".[2] Realizing this vision includes to oversee "the cinematography and the technical aspects" as well as directing the shooting timetable and meeting deadlines.[3] This means organizing "the array of people working under him on how to best capture his artistic vision for the film".[4] [5] This requires "good leadership and motivational skills" as well as "the ability to stay calm in stressful situations".[6] Moreover it is necessary to have "an artistic eye to frame shots" and to give precise feedback to cast and crew.[7] Subsequently excellent communication skills are a must.[8] Since he depends on a successful cooperation of a lot of different creative individuals with possibly strongly contradicting artistic ideals and visions, he also needs "to be a diplomat" in order mediate whenever necessary .[9] Thus he makes sure all assembled talent "blends into a single consciousness".[4] The set of varying challenges he has to tackle have been described as "a multi-dimensional jigsaw puzzle with egos and weather thrown in for good measure".[10] It adds to the pressure that the success of a film can influence when and how they will work again. [11] Always omnipresent are the boundaries of his budget.[12] He might also have to ensure an intended age rating.[13] Theoretically the director has "to answer only to executive producers". [14] [2] Still a "real-life brawl" between a film director and an actor can possibly cause that the film director gets fired if the actor is a major film star.[15] Even so, "from the first day of brainstorming to the final release" directors often spend more working hours on films than "any actor, technician, or editor" and consequently the profession can be "physically, mentally, and emotionally draining".[1] It has been said that "20-hour days are not unusual".[2]