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Cast and Crew

 Hiring Procedures

For starters, let us be clear of the different professions and their working relationships as they concern director, production manager, and assistant director. Those are defined by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) as follows:

Director

A director directs the production of motion pictures and whatever is seen and heard in the finished product. He or she also directs all related functions and activities required for translating and transferring the script, premise, idea, and/or concept to the audiovisual images.

These directorial functions will include:

  • Surveying and approving all locations and their use as ...

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