Director's Role

I have conducted some research into what my role as a director entails. I know that all creative decisions will be negotiated within the team. It might be useful for me to come up with ideas first and then pitch them to the rest of the group to see what they agree or disagree with.

• In charge of visualising the documentary's narrative from start to finish
• Give the other roles instructions on what they should do

Pre-production

• Researching and contacting sources
• Think about music, interesting scenes, styles and unique visuals
• Create a production schedule
• Create an equipment list
• Create an interview and shot list
• Finding shooting locations
• Overseeing scripts and storyboards

Filming

• Give the crew clear instructions of what they need to do
• Make sure the subjects are comfortable to be interviewed
• Setting up cameras and angles
• Overseeing the sound to make sure it's adequate quality
• Making sure that activities are logged correctly for editing
• Conduct interviews either on or off screen
• Film with editing in mind
• Follow direction of storyboard

Post-production

• Discussing what should stay and what should go
• Create a distribution and marketing plan

https://www.plotr.co.uk/careers/documentary-director/whats-involved/

http://www.ehow.com/info_12167430_role-documentary-director.html
http://www.desktop-documentaries.com/directing-the-documentary.html