7 Qualities to become a successful director
7 Qualities to become a successful director
DECISION MAKING
This is one of most important and most toughest job of a Film director, from choosing a script to fixing a frame for a scene, each and every outcome is based on only his particular decisions.On the set, a filmmaker will run into 'n' number of problems that he would don’t even know how to solve, or encounter the obstacles that will pressure him to make difficult decisions for moving forward.Even a filmmaker with creative vision and technical expertise could suffer under the difficulties of decision making.Great directors must be able to make firm decisions. Moreover making perfect and quicker decisions will save time for everyone from an artist to a lightman, since time is money on the set.
EXPERTISE IN TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Filmmaker must be aware of all the 24 crafts of film-making in order to make the other departments to work for him. In general, director must have the technical knowledge of a cinematographer from fixing a frame with respect to shot, angle, and the contrast of light; color palatte, color tone with respect to art direction, transitions & cuts in editing, types & depth of acting respect to character arc, Treatment of music and sound Effects based on the story genre and psychology of film, finally vfx-CG works. Light plays a huge part in any film (as does music), and so it’s crucial that you thoroughly understand how lighting work to use it correctly. Additionally speaking, understanding the fundamentals will help you communicate and get the required work from your crew since you’ll speak their language.
PROBLEM SOLVING
The process of film making, things are often surge to go wrong even with perfect plans. A good film maker is well aware of this fact and should be able to provide solutions and handle the situations. This can be only attained out of experience, Technical knowledge, problem solving skill and out of box thinking.Great directors can quickly address problems that arise during pre-production stage itself. Every problem helps us to learn new things and gains us new experiences. hence, rather than avoiding or changing the plan, stick with situation and adopt a new solution.
POSITIVE MINDSET
Directors are leaders of a team, and everyone on set looks to him/her to set the standard for behavior.As the captain of the ship, all the stress and diplomatic problems falls on his shoulder, only with positive mind he can carry them and move forward. Also to attain the all other qualities and withstand the situations, a positive mindset is the most needed quality.
COMMUNICATION
Communincation & captainship plays a vital role in bringing all the 24 crafts of filmmaking together in making the script to wonderful feature.Great directors should have excellent communication skills.They must be able to clearly articulate what their production goals are and be able to work with all team members to accomplish that goal. Being a director is all about communicating your thoughts and plans. You need to be able to let other people know what you are thinking to have them to act it out or film it. Great directors must have a strong sense of authority. They are responsible for leading a team to create an outstanding finished product and must command the team to ensure they are working at their highest potential.
CAPTAINSHIP
Great directors must have a strong sense of authority. They are responsible for leading a team to create an outstanding finished product and must command the team to ensure they are working at their highest potential.
CREATIVITY
In general, when compared to all the fields out there, filmmaking requires the most creativity, And when comapared to director he creates and deals with the vision of the whole script from paper to screen, Hence his point of views, ideas, concepts play a major role in whole film making progress, from the opening credits to end card, everything comes under his responsibility, his decsision & his creativity. A director must be ready to try new things and take some risks to get great results instead of average results. To be a good film maker, creativity is a key quality because it’s your job to determine how all the pieces fit, from the script, to the cast, to the props, and every bit of creative magic that makes the film a successful venture. End of the day only creative people with new concepts, ideas can withstand this field.
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