What is Television director?
A '''television director''' [[wikt:directs|directs]] the activities involved in making a [[television program]]. He or she is part of a [[television crew]]. A television director is different from a [[movie director]]. In television the [[producer]] usually has [[Artistic control|creative control]]. In movies, the director has creative control.<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediacollege.com/employment/television/director.html |title=The Television Director |author= |website= |publisher=MediaCollege.com |accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> Most television directors [[wikt:special|special]]ize in directing one type of television program. ==Duties== A television director has a complex job that includes approving [[screenplay|script]]s, setting up camera shots, laying out [[wikt:scene|scene]]s and deciding on [[lighting]].<ref>Paddy Chayefsky, ''The Television Plays'' (New York: Applause Books, 1995), p. 269</ref> The director is responsible for directing of live broadcasts, filming programs, [[post-production]] [[wikt:editing|editing]] and [[mixing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.academicinvest.com/arts-careers/film-studies-careers/how-to-become-a-television-director |title=How to Become a Television Director - Television Director Career |author= |website= |publisher=Scholar Invest Inc |accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> A director also supervises the technical [[crew]]. A director's [[wikt:duty|duties]] can be very different depending on the type of program. For [[example]] a [[drama]] [[Recording|recorded]] in a [[studio]] is different from a live event outside the studio. In a [[dramatic arts]] production, the television director's job can be similar to that of a [[movie director]]. A director gives cues to [[actor]]s and directs the [[camera]] placement and movement. Often, in a [[television series]], different directors will work on different episodes.<ref name=MC/> == Related pages == *[[Producer]] *[[Screenwriter]] *[[Television presenter]] *[[Television producer]] == References == {{reflist}} ==