Who's in Charge?

IN MY OPINION;
SCREENWRITERS VS DIRECTORS

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Not really an issue. The Director is 'always' in charge.

The writer is the creator of the idea or the script from either an original idea or adapted from a book.

HOWEVER directors do not go by 'directions' given in the screenplay by a Writer. A Writer is just that 'a Writer'. And the

Director is just that 'a Director'. Sometimes, but rarely, with input from the Producer. Most directors don't want the Writer

anywhere around them unless they are doing re-writes.

Directions in a film/screenplay do not always fit with the locations that were necessary (budget) or camera angles or, how the

director actually sees the scene taking place. THEY ARE IN CONTROL.

And the absolute LAST person they want to hear from is the actors, even very well known actors who many times are

directors as well.

We were filming this past Saturday, and due to camera angles and the location available we had to make adjustments

that were not 'typed in the scene by the writer'. Didn't matter one bit. WE HAD TO CHANGE IT. And one of the actress'es

fell apart. "Well the script says go though the door on the right and blah, blah." There was no door on the right, and she

went to pieces. Had we had a way out she would have been dropped right there. Her actions actually hurt not only her,

but the other actor in the scene with her. LUCKILY EVERYONE ELSE WAS JUST FINE. :) :) :).

ADAPT TO CHANGE AND DO WHAT THE DIRECTOR NOT ONLY ASK'S, BUT DEMANDS.