Effective TV Production, 3rd Edition

 

 

The Director’s Role

The TV director’s job can vary between organizations, and with the type of production. The director is often totally responsible for all aspects of the show – from the initial idea, right through to the finished tape. In other setups, the director is primarily concerned with interpreting and presenting the program material, while a producer deals with its organization and administration.

Whatever the job emphasis, the director is always the key figure in the production team, guiding, co-relating and unifying their efforts.

The director’s task

As you would expect different types of production mate their own particular demands on. the-director. In some, the director has continually to mate off-the-cuff decisions, split-second ...