The presentation discusses the essential skills of a director including artistic vision, creativity, and motivation skills. It outlines a director's main responsibilities such as selecting cast and crew, involvement in editing, and bringing their vision to the screen. Examples are given of some of the presenter's favorite directors including Steven Soderbergh, Peter Jackson, and Bradley Buecker.

1. The Art of Directing
A presentation by Mark 2
May 7th 2013

2. Content
• Essential skills
• A director’s responsibilities
• Personal favourites
• Summary
• Conclusion
• Sources
• Questions?

3. Essential skills
• Artistic vision
• Creativity
• Ability to motivate/inspire people
• Teamwork and cooperation – Be a leader

4. A director’s responsibilities
• May vary between productions
• Selecting cast, crew, location
• Heavily involved in editing
• Bringing their vision to the screen

5. Personal favourites
• Steven Soderbergh –
Ocean’s Eleven trilogy
• Peter Jackson – LOTR
trilogy, The Hobbit
• Bradley Buecker –
Various episodes of tv-
shows

6. Summary
• Essential skills – Creativity, vision, leadership
• Responsibilities – May vary but some stay the
same
• My favourite directors

7. Conclusion
• Requires a specific set of skills
• A lot of responsibilities
• Different directors – Different styles

8. Sources
• http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/jobs/direct
ion/article_3880_1.asp

9. Questions?