The Screen Director
7.019519 min
Documentary
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.
Top Cast
Richard L. Bare as Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited),Frank Capra as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited),Phyllis Coates as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited),John Huston as Self (archive footage) (uncredited),Vivien Leigh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited),Michael Curtiz as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited),Edward Biby as Actor (uncredited),Roy Del Ruth as Self (uncredited)
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Production
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)Warner Bros. Pictures









