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Posted: March 8th, 2013, 7:34pm Report to Moderator
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Hi. You probably know the Guy with the name Troy Duffy

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240627/?ref_=sr_1

He wrote original screenplay for ICONIC movie The Boondock Saints (1999), all production companies where crazy to get his script, but he had one rule, he wanted to direct the movie by himself, even though he never had any experience or FILM school EDUCATION, but eventually he made a movie.
My question is, if production company offered you to direct your movie, you would do it, or refused, due to lack of experience?
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After watching OVERNIGHT, I wouldn't. I can barely do my own shorts without major hassle. I'll let the professionals do the real work. I'm happy being a screenwriter.
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I believe that all SCREENWRITERS very deep in their souls wants to be DIRECTORS
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I would. I mean, if you don't have to raise the money yourself or go through the trouble of convincing someone you're up for the job, why wouldn't you? I have some filmmaking experience to go off though. I don't know what my answer would be if I didn't.


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Because I had to direct my own shorts for school, I definitely can say I DO NOT want to be director. Producer, maybe, if I can approve everything, but not director. EFF THAT.
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I think if I knew the how-to, and how to actually get what's in my head, on to camera as true as possible, then yes.

Although, I am a little lazy.  I think, if I had the chance, I would be an advisor or something.

-- Curt


"No matter what you do, your job is to tell your story..."

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As a first timer, I wouldn't.  It would be cool to be present and see how the job is done, for sure.

If anything, I'd rather be involved with the musical score of a film.  It would be awesome to partake in the icing of a film IMO.


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From my understanding, the director basically tells everyone how he wants to film the scene. If it's a high-budget film, you'd usually have someone else like the cinematographer do all the camera work for you.

So, personally, I'd do it.
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I would most definitely take them up on their offer - hire a great team and make that movie.
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The number one job of any Director is to get the best possible performance from their actors... having a great script with well fleshed out characters helps. What camera angles, movements, lenses to use is the easy part.... I have Directed, and I have written, I have yet to do both in one project. I consider myself a director more than a writer, but my favorite filmmakers tend to be the ones who do both well. All that being said, of course I would direct if given the chance

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If someone asked me right now? Mm... I'd love to, but I don't know if I'm at the skill level to actually pull it off, directing-wise.

I do plan on pursuing directing just as much as screenwriting. I think the reason people like Troy Duffy and Quentin Tarantino were allowed to direct their "first" scripts is because they'd made some other projects in the past, meaning they had the skills to pull it off.

That's what I'm going to do (already am). Shoot some smaller things, then when I get something ready, try to get a bigger thing financed.
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Quoted from mcornetto
I would most definitely take them up on their offer - hire a great team and make that movie.


I agree!
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Quoted from crookedowl
If someone asked me right now? Mm... I'd love to, but I don't know if I'm at the skill level to actually pull it off, directing-wise.

I do plan on pursuing directing just as much as screenwriting. I think the reason people like Troy Duffy and Quentin Tarantino were allowed to direct their "first" scripts is because they'd made some other projects in the past, meaning they had the skills to pull it off.

That's what I'm going to do (already am). Shoot some smaller things, then when I get something ready, try to get a bigger thing financed.


Agreed. You have to direct something small yourself, but can work on others shorts to pick up lessons and build your confidence before taking the plunge on directing. It's all about building contacts and being proactive.


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If someone threw a bag of money at me and told me to make my film, I'd hire a director.  Doing it myself would only guarantee failure.


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Yeah - I can see that some wannabe directors want to use the screenwriting angle to make an entrance, but normally you can spot them a mile off.

Screenwriting purists normally produce better material - IMO  

But I do think that directing is a hard job, and with a full feature there's a lot of skills - and man-management, to pull together, and it takes a talent to pull it all off. And BTW, it's easier to direct your own work. Directing someone else's vision is where the real skill come in.

Granted, some directors write well, but the writers who direct are top of the pile (Cameron, Spielberg, Lucas, all wrote movies before they directed them, so were by definition writers of that movie before being directors of it: thus writers become directors).

Personally, I couldn't direct traffic, but I'd go for a bit of production - and only then because producers don't do anything much, but do get paid obscene amounts of money at the top end. Note no smiley.
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