ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the director's role and responsibilities during the complete production process, including preproduction, production, and postproduction for multicamera and single-camera programs. It explains the television director's role, and provides a short discussion of multicamera and single-camera production. In general, the television director is responsible for leading a team of technical personnel and creative collaborators to the successful completion of a television program. The director engages in a process of visual thinking and effective storytelling practices. The director's job is to take the script he or she receives from a producer and turn it into the final product: a television program. One of the most appreciated characteristics of a director is creative leadership. The safety and health of team members must be among the director's top priorities. To tell a story successfully, a director arranges a series of elements in such a manner as to present them to an audience in a logical, coherent, and continuous flow.
