directing
Guiding the action
Directing is guiding something toward a destination or purpose.
You direct traffic, direct attention, direct a question to someone.
In film and theater, directing means overseeing the creative vision of a production—working with actors, making artistic decisions, shaping the final work: She's been directing commercials for ten years.
A person directing others exercises authority over their actions.
Motion picture visual craft
- castingShaping through liquid form
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- actorsThose playing roles
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
shot · take · storyboard · editing · lighting · location · set · costume
Raised performance platform
- actorsThose playing roles
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
dramaturgy · curtain · ensemble · understudy · cues · proscenium · wings · tableaux
Controlling direction of movement
- navigationDetermining position and course
- instructionGuidance for action
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
supervision · oversight · facilitation · coordination · feedback · orientation · advice · consultation
One who directs musicians
- batonSlender rod for leading
- tempoRate of musical performance
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- cueTrigger for action
score · downbeat · rehearsal · interpretation · dynamics · phrasing · podium · musicians
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- arcCurved line segment
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- themeCentral recurring concept
characterization · dialogue · pacing · tone · motif · foreshadowing · climax · denouement
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- castingShaping through liquid form
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- actorsThose playing roles
scene · shot · take · storyboard · editing · lighting · location · set · costume · blocking
stage
Raised performance platform
playwright · dramaturgy · curtain · ensemble · understudy · cues · proscenium · wings · tableaux · tech rehearsal
steering
Controlling direction of movement
- navigationDetermining position and course
- instructionGuidance for action
- coachingGuiding others to improve
mentorship · supervision · oversight · facilitation · coordination · feedback · orientation · advice · consultation · delegation
conductor
One who directs musicians
cue · score · downbeat · rehearsal · interpretation · dynamics · phrasing · podium · musicians · symphony
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
theme · characterization · dialogue · pacing · tone · motif · foreshadowing · climax · denouement · improvisation
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- policeCivil law enforcement
crosswalk · detour · flagging · routing · gestures · lanes · congestion · rerouting · waving · barriers
- entertainment industrytheater, film, television, music, dance
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, playwright
- creative actscreating, designing, drawing, sculpting, composing
- taking the reinstaking charge, leading, steering, guiding, taking over
- guidingadvising, guiding, instructing, leading, mentoring
directingfollowing
Coming after another
obeying · submitting · complying · deferring · taking orders
directingmisdirecting
Guiding toward wrong target
misguiding · misleading · derailing · confusing · leading astray
directingneglecting
Failing to attend to
ignoring · abandoning · disregarding · leaving alone · hands-off
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- creative directionGuiding aesthetic vision
- in every directionToward all sides equally
- One DirectionBritish pop group
- wind directionWhere air moves from
direction, directive, directional, misdirection, indirection, redirection