Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors

Key Tasks

• •Studying scripts and scenarios to determine theme and setting
• •Assessing locations and staging requirements for productions in association with specialist designers
• •Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio and stage productions
• •Determining lighting, film, shutter angles, filter factors, camera distance, depth of field and focus, angles of view and other variables to achieve desired mood and effect
• •Viewing film and video tape to evaluate and select scenes and determine which scenes need to be re-shot
• •Planning and organising the preparation and presentation of programs
• •Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
• •Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing program content, set locations and stage directions with production team
• •Creating, planning, writing scripts for, recording, videotaping and editing programs

Employment Projections to 2034