The Screen Director

The Screen Director

9 mins | Documentary | March 12, 1951

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.

The Screen Director

9 mins | Documentary | March 12, 1951

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.
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Original title The Screen Director
Directors Richard L. Bare
Writers Richard L. Bare

Cast

Richard L. Bare

as Himself

Frank Capra

as Himself

Phyllis Coates

as Herself

John Huston

as Himself

Vivien Leigh

as Herself