Screen Director
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- Professionals
Classification
- Major group
- 2Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 23Cultural and Social Professionals
- Minor group
- 231Arts and Media Professionals
- Unit group
- 2314Media Directors and Designers
Description
Interprets, visualises and translates a screenplay or script by directing cast and crew to create a visual narrative in film, television, video or virtual production.
Alternative titles
- Film Director
- Filmmaker
Specialisations
- Television Director
Unit group
2314 · Media Directors and DesignersDescription
Direct the artistic, creative and technical aspects of film, television, audio and live performance productions.
Skill level
Australia
1
Occupation skill level 1
Tasks
Tasks include
- Collaborates with writers and producers to select scripts and develop concepts for productions
- Leads film and television teams from pre-production to completion, guiding the creative vision
- Hires heads of departments on a production and selects cast and crew alongside the Casting Director
- Directs actors and scenes, including camera shots, audio and lighting, to translate the screenplay into a visual narrative on screen
- Oversees post-production activities such as editing, audio and colour grading
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/2/23/231/2314
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
