i understand they direct the movie/show, but shouldnt the writers get the bulk of the credit? Anytime i hear about a big movie doing well or flopping the director is usually the topic.
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You and some friends gather around a campfire to tell ghost stories.
Your bud is up next. He begins with a story you’re already familiar with — but have nonetheless been spooked by multiple times in the past.
This time though, he totally flubs the delivery — the pacing is awkward; the atmosphere cluttered with too much talking and not enough silence; his voice unintentionally telegraphs the jump-scares — yet word-for-word, he recited the exact same lines and story beats you’ve heard before.
Are we to blame the writer for your friend’s poor performance of their text?
On the flipside, your other friend follows up and saves the night by taking a decidedly mid/simple story and weaves it into a bone-chilling experience.
In an enormously collaborative medium such as film — the director often shoulders the crucial responsibility of holding the unifying vision of the project (based off their interpretation of the screenplay) …a vision that the entire film team aims to shoot for in their execution. And much like a ghost story, a director’s skills as a **storyteller** can radically pivot the final experience from good to bad or visa-versa — and so is more often heavily framed as responsible for the final product’s successes and failures.
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