Steven Spielberg is a man known worldwide. His name can be currently seen on the big screen as a producer in Jurassic World, a franchise movie he created. People who watch movies for fun have certainly watched, at least, one of his movies. While those who are hardcore fans enjoy his movies and his life story. I was first introduced to Spielberg’s work when I saw E.T. – The Extraterrestrial, at the age of eight. I fell in love with the art of moviemaking ever since. Spielberg helped me see what I wanted to do in my life. Learning who he is as a filmmaker became the key to understanding his movies.
Vincent Laforet, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and DGA Director, just launched his Spring and Summer Directing Motion Tour on May 6, 2014. The tour began in Philadelphia and ends in New York, and hits 32 major cities in just 9 weeks. Motion is one of Laforet’s main obsessions. He believes that camera movements must be purposeful and must not only capture a director’s vision but also elicit an emotional response from viewers.
https://www.filmmakers.com/features/director/index.htm
According to Film Scholar Eric Sherman, the director begins with a vague idea of the entire film and uses this to help him determine what is to be done. He gains most when others are given their freedom to show what they know.
https://actioncutprint.com/filmmakingarticles/
This page has a collection of fimmaking article by Peter Marshall and others. They look at what is involved in film, commercials and TV. They cover 20 different topics such as working with the actors and their personalities,script – scene analysis & character analysis, blocking scenes, etc. You can click on the topics you are interested in and it will take you to a detailed article.
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/196/career-snapshot-the-film-director-a-human-lens
Looks at the director’s job, becoming a director, making movies, and the director and the producer.
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-director1.htm
Responsibilities involved with directing include the following [sources: Full Sail and U.S. Department of Labor]:
- Working with the movie producer to cast the actors
- Organizing and selecting shooting locations
- Interpreting the script — and in some cases, writing or selecting it
- Approving sets, costumes, choreography and music
- Giving actors direction while conducting rehearsals and shooting the film
- Directing the work of the crew during shooting
- Working with cinematographers on shot composition
- Working with editors on creating a rough cut and final film