Producing : The Director, In Micro - by Joseph Dale Kelly

Absolutely incorrect. Remember the director is the sole person responsible for getting the performance out of the actors that they have envisioned for the piece. A producer may give notes, and other member of a crew may have a say but ultimately the praise and blame of how well a movie works usually falls on the director. The problem, or challenge, with micro-budget projects is that you're often required to wear multiple hats and when you can't give your full time or attention to a particular task that means it suffers in some capacity. This is where a good director prioritizes their tasks.

But in a Micro-budget, you have no reshoots, you place the actors on their marks you do your establishing shot, Over the shoulder, angle on, Cat in the window, and tell the actors to move on. You don't tell them to redo the scene.

Wow, you've wasted a lot of money with those short films. A screenwriter at micro-budget level can do all the things that a director can do. What do I need a director for?

Someone has to say lights, camera, action.

You must have heard my sarcasm. :)

Joseph, in short, you don't need a director if you are willing to direct... I have worked in a 4-6 man crew which included the actors at times on a micro budget feature film, and it came out better than some of the low budget films I've worked on. Now the director/writer/editor/special effects guy was super talented, and did an amazing job with actors who many were very new to acting, and he did have to pull performances out of them because they didn't have the range or skill to cover all emotions necessary by themselves. He didn't have an infinite list of actors to audition at his disposal either. Only a small handful. His film has successfully been distributed and even played in a few theaters, and he's making a profit on it. Don't give up, and don't let people what you need and don't need and have to have to make a film... Get out there and make films and learn. By making one film, you will learn what you need and don't need. You may not rock the box office with the first few films, but so what! Is it about making money? Or the passion to tell your story? If it's money, don't count on making any and make it fun. If you end up making money, great!

I doing a Micro budget feature length. I couldn't find a director who would, not work below scale. That was the he point of that statement. I've worked in most every position in film. I decided to direct it myself. I know what a director does, and I don't need to hire one. The Point I was Making is that the 2 most important people in a Micro budget is the Screenwriter and the Cinematographer. All the Director basically a face, that you are making famous anyway, from a writers perspective. I'm aware that it's a team effort. I know the director's job better than some. It doesn't fit in the budget and I don't need another ego to feed. We start next week. It's a 120 pages of pure poetry prose. I did enjoy everyone's feedback. I'm someone who thinks outside the box. I can do the job myself I was simply trying to take some weight off my already overloaded schedule. Thank you for your input.

I'm available to try each and every way to get he scene spot on

Isn't that why so many screenwriters get to sit in the directors chair? I think the director is an important part of a prism through which the editor gets to make a movie. Are you going to get rid of the editor to? It would save you some money.