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Job Definition
Interpret script, conduct rehearsals, and direct activities of cast and technical crew for stage, motion pictures, television, or radio programs.
Job Zone

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Most of these occupations require a four - year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Interests
Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Knowledge
Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Skills
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Tasks
Perform producers' duties such as securing financial backing, establishing and administering budgets, and recruiting cast and crew.
Select plays or scripts for production, and determine how material should be interpreted and performed.
Compile cue words and phrases, and cue announcers, cast members, and technicians during performances.
Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes, or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.
Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming.
Collaborate with producers to hire crewmembers such as art directors, cinematographers, and costumer designers.
Interpret stage-set diagrams to determine stage layouts, and supervise placement of equipment and scenery.
Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles, working in conjunction with producers.
Create and approve storyboards in conjunction with art directors.
Confer with stage managers to arrange schedules for rehearsals, costume fittings, and sound/light development.
Promote and market productions by giving interviews, participating in talk shows, and making other public appearances.
Introduce plays, and meet with audiences after shows to explain how the play was interpreted.
Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crewmembers.
Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
Wages

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Outlook

During 2006, there were approximately 21,100 people employed in this field in California. It is projected that there will be 24,700 employed in 2016. This occupation will have about 360 openings due to growth and about 630 replacement openings for approximately 990 total annual openings. This occupation .

Colleges and Training
Below are college programs that are generally associated with this occupation. To view colleges that offer these programs, click on the titles below.
Directing and Theatrical Production - A program that prepares individuals to manage the planning, design, preparation, and production of plays and other theatrical entertainment programs. Includes instruction in theatrical design, program management, dramatic production, rehearsal management, personnel management and casting, actor coaching, directing concepts and techniques, theater history, scene work, script interpretation, business management, marketing, public relations, and communications skills.
Cinematography and Film/Video Production - A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. Includes instruction in theory of film; film technology and equipment operation; film production; film directing; film editing; cinematographic art; film audio; techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos; the , use of computer applications to record or enhance images, audio or effect and the planning and management of film/video operations.
Similar Occupations
Art Directors - Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches, and direct workers engaged in art work, layout design, and copy writing for visual communications media, such as magazines, books, newspapers, and packaging.
Graphic Designers - Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
Set and Exhibit Designers - Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.
Producers - Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.
Talent Directors - Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture - Operate television, video, or motion picture camera to photograph images or scenes for various purposes, such as TV broadcasts, advertising, video production, or motion pictures.
Film and Video Editors - Edit motion picture soundtracks, film, and video.
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