Directors dont Direct!!

"Don’t make the mistake of assuming that the director is a jerk. He wants to be there for you, he just, probably, doesn’t have the time. He’s busy running a huge production…" Kirsten Tretbar from http://www.theactingroom.com/


Is it true that directors dont direct? According to Kirsten Tretbar it is true. In her article she talks about how directors have minimum time with the actors, that why the actors must be able to able to prepare on their own. In additions, she states that directors love and enjoy the time to work with their actors however, they have other prioritys that must be dealt with as well.
I personally believe that it depends on the type of director because there are some directors who will make time to be with their actors. It is the resposibility of the director to ensure that their vision is being fufilled because the last thing that they want is for the actors to misinterpit the goal of the performance. Nevertheless, it is the actors responsibility to learn how to work on the character without the director giving them every detail. It is important that they actor is able to find the connection and the essence of the character on their own time. The director does not have time to help the actor find that place of emotion and relationship to the character. That is why they cast people who can easily access the "box" of emotions because time is money. It is a waste of time if a director has to take a numerous amout of take for one scene just because the actor is not being authentic to the character. Film Productions cannot waste money because an actor cannot get into the moment. Therfore, the actor will be fired and they will hire someone else who can do the job correctly.


Directors do not direct the actor, they direct the scene.