The Screen Director
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
The Screen Director
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 12, 1951
Runtime
0h 9m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
60%
Original Title
The Screen Director
Production Companies
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Warner Bros. Pictures
Director
Richard L. Bare
Description
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.
Cast
![Richard L. Bare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ge10uHDPSxQbhnGX1RkVN0iiezV.jpg)
Richard L. Bare
Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)
![Frank Capra](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ekvnffPsTGHyukMHpxprNxRt3g5.jpg)
Frank Capra
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
![Phyllis Coates](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4gdpqKM0ZhDciKjjok9OGRpTDY2.jpg)
Phyllis Coates
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
![John Huston](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/YBUv8xD8GNL0Tv1vzcBSf5Smhs.jpg)
John Huston
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
![Vivien Leigh](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/h1hS5o0cKXF2g9Wjej0RtibMPT0.jpg)
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
![Michael Curtiz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/AnxPuEsdjPTJ6uIaHY0KdgBeu7t.jpg)
Michael Curtiz
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Crew
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