Film Director: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many movies are filmed out of order. A director might shoot the last scene first and the first scene later!
Through history
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Long ago
The very first movies were short and silent, with no spoken words. Directors told the story using faces, body movements and music.
Tools of the trade
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Camera
The camera records the moving pictures. The director looks through it to choose exactly what the audience will see.
A day in the job
- MorningThe director reads the script and talks with the actors about how their characters feel. Then the team gets ready to film.
Words to know
- Script
- A script is the written story of a movie, with all the words the actors say and what happens in each scene.
Quiz time
A movie director says "Action!" to start filming and "Cut!" to stop.
A director can never change the story while making a movie.