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director

vr.tr.director · SOC.PER

Let an agent separate the senses of director, describe what each role does, help people research directors and their work, and handle company director duties at a general level.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent separate the senses of director, describe what each role does, help people research directors and their work, and handle company director duties at a general level.

A person who directs the making of a film, television programme, play, animation or other production, or who leads a department, institution or organisation, such as a music director, art director or company director; the creative sense oversees artistic vision and the managerial sense oversees an organisation or function.

What it is for: Leading creative productions or organisations.

It can be identify which kind of director is meant; research a film or theatre director; explain creative production roles; explain company director duties in general terms.

Distinguishing features

Leadership role

Creative or managerial

Credited or registered

Many specialisms

What it looks like

Not physical; people leading sets, rehearsals, departments or boards.

How it is recognised

Credited on productions

Named in company registers

Producers finance and manage, directors shape the work

Related models

is a kind of - category

manager

is a kind of - category

creator

is related to - institution head

rector

works with - collaborators

performer

In practice

Families and kinds

film, television and anime directors

theatre and opera directors

music, art and casting directors

department directors and institution heads

company directors

Standards and regulation

Company law on director duties

Guild agreements such as the Directors Guild

Credit conventions

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing senses

Company directors breaching duties

Outdated credits

Also called

anime directorspecial effects directorSeries Directorchief directorlocation managermusic directortheatrical troupe directorvoice directorPresident of the International Criminal Police Commissiondub directorIndigenous Filmmakerassistant directorartistic directortelevision directorradio directormusic video directortechnical directorcommercial directortheatre directorfashion directorfilm or television directorprincipal directorvideo game directorcreative directorPrincipal Conductor of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony OrchestraKirchenmusikdirektorgeneral music directorAssistant to the musical directionDirector of the drummershead of the choral departmentAssistant Director of Libraries for Undergraduate and Instructional Servicessecond assistant directorballet directordirector of radio dramaanimation technical directorTooneoperetta directoropera directordirector of Catalan National Theatrenarrative director

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.director

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Sense Which director.

Sense first.

Which

Disambiguation.

Which

Disambiguation.

  1. Is a creative director of a production, a department head or a company director meant? boundary
  2. Which specialism applies? definition

Roles

Related roles.

Roles

Related roles.

  1. How does a director differ from a producer, showrunner or manager? definition
  2. Who has final say? provenance
Creative Production directors.

Directors shape work.

Research

A director and works.

Research

Research.

  1. Who is this director, and what have they made, according to credits databases? provenance
  2. What is their style or reputation, according to critics? provenance

Career

Becoming a director.

Career

Career.

  1. How do people become film or theatre directors? provenance
  2. Which training and unions matter? provenance
Company Company directors.

Duties are legal.

Duties

Legal duties.

Duties

Duties.

  1. What duties does a company director have under this jurisdiction law, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for legal advice on their own position? boundary

Register

Registers.

Register

Registers.

  1. Who are the directors of this company, according to the register? provenance
  2. Are any disqualified? provenance
Working Collaboration.

Directors work with teams.

Team

Production teams.

Team

Production teams.

  1. Which departments report to the director on a production? definition
  2. How is the shooting or rehearsal schedule managed? provenance

Credits

Credit conventions.

Credits

Credits.

  1. How are director credits allocated and disputed? provenance
  2. Which guild rules apply? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each sense be a separate entry?
  • How should film databases be linked?
  • How should company registers be linked?
Draft as JSON