Do movie directors write the story that have on their mind, or do they get someone to write it for them?

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Do movie directors write the story that have on their mind, or do they get someone to write it for them?

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Hello!

It all starts with a screenplay.

But that’s not true. Sometimes a producer or a director will work with a screenwriter to record the director’s vision. They are presumably the richer ones. Movies get changed during production for various reasons.