How do they match: Producers and Directors

  • Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

  • Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
  • Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.
  • Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.
  • Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.
  • Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.
  • Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
  • Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.

  • Coordinate activities of production personnel.
  • Coordinate artistic activities.
  • Direct fundraising or financing activities.