ABSTRACT
Video and film directors are artists who can take a completed script and imaginatively transform it into exciting sounds and images. Directors creatively organize many facets of production to produce works of art. They know how and when to use different types of camera shots and have mastered the use of composition, image qualities, transition devices, and relations of time and space. Directors know when and how to use different types of sound and how to control sound and image interaction. They understand how to work with people, especially actors and various creative staff and crew members. Above all they know how to tell good stories. By using all of their creative powers, directors are able to produce films and video programs that have lasting value.
