Stage, Motion Picture, Television, and Radio Directors

<ul><li>Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.</li><li>Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.</li><li>Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.</li><li>Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.</li><li>Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.</li><li>Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.</li><li>Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.</li><li>Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.</li><li>Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.</li><li>Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions.</li></ul>