directorial
Of the filmmaker
Directorial relates to a director or direction.
The word usually appears in contexts involving film, theater, or organizational leadership: her directorial debut, a directorial decision about casting.
It describes the style, vision, or authority associated with someone in charge: The film bears his distinctive directorial stamp.
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
stylization · tableau · aesthetics · craftsmanship · palette · motif · texture · symmetry
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- scriptWritten words for performance
- auditionTrial performance for selection
dramaturgy · ensemble · proscenium · backstage · costumes · props · lighting · sound
Motion picture visual craft
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- editingRefining content for clarity
- castingShaping through liquid form
- producerOne who makes things
shooting · location · scene · take · cut · action · wrap · dailies
Exerting strong authority
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
coordination · instruction · guidance · steering · delegation · authority · control · decision-making
Introducing new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
revolutionary · trendsetting · trailblazing · forward-thinking · auteurist · distinctive · influential · bold
auteur
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
framing · stylization · tableau · aesthetics · craftsmanship · palette · motif · texture · symmetry · nuance
stage
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- scriptWritten words for performance
audition · dramaturgy · ensemble · proscenium · backstage · costumes · props · lighting · sound · cue
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- editingRefining content for clarity
- castingShaping through liquid form
producer · shooting · location · scene · take · cut · action · wrap · dailies · footage
commanding
Exerting strong authority
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
management · coordination · instruction · guidance · steering · delegation · authority · control · decision-making · collaboration
innovative
Introducing new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
inventive · revolutionary · trendsetting · trailblazing · forward-thinking · auteurist · distinctive · influential · bold · daring
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
directorialsubordinate
One lower in rank
nonsupervisory · nonmanagerial · rank-and-file · non-executive · clerical
- phone directoriesPublished telephone number compilations
- directorial debutInitial film as director
- telephone directoriesBooks listing subscriber numbers
- online directoriesSearchable internet reference databases
- business directoriesIndexes of commercial enterprises
- contact directoriesOrganized lists of people's information