What kind of director do you want to be?

[john threat]

Do you want to direct commercials? indie films? big budget blockbusters? music videos? wedding films?

 

[thehadgi]

Once i get my fs700, going to shoot some great imagery to compliment my music i produce

 

[jghenderson]

The dream is of course to direct features (ideally "big" indies, ~$20-$30 million budget), but I will also work in anything that pays the bills and presents a chance for creativity. The only things I really have no interest in would be weddings/corporate and multi-cam sitcoms.

Even if I was directing features and getting paid plenty for it, I think I would still want to dabble in other types of projects, because at best you get to direct one feature every two years, and I don't know if I could go that long between projects. Sprinkle in a few shorts, music videos, commercials, etc. in between features and you keep the creative energy going.

 

[iamWZA]

The kind of director who has the power to get a romantic love story financed, cast Olga Kurylenko as the female lead and cast himself as the male lead and insist that all the passionate love scenes are an artistic expression.

 

[kylevant]

Those poll results are interesting, although the pool isn't too big. So many weighing towards "Indie Features" (myself included), interesting.

 

[El Director]

For me, I want to stay independent so I can keep the control I have. I enjoy being a one man crew for the major jobs. I write, run camera, direct, coordinate stunts, edit, visual effects, mix, some score... I love doing all these things and that's ultimately why I make features, because I enjoy making them and have something to say. My goal is to eventually be able to make indie features that look like studio features, but do it my way. A long shot? Yes. Possible? Perhaps. I'll take my chances.

 

[Zblock]

It's all about the freedom to bring to life your vision and dreams. To fully do that you need a larger and larger budget. Studio movies or HBO television shows.