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A Film Director is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film director visualizes the script, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision.

However, directors do not always have absolute artistic control. The Director is usually selected by the Producer, whose job it is to make the decisions that are in the best interests of the production company or studio or network. As such, the producers have veto power over everything from the script itself to the final cut of the film, often in anywhere from slight to extreme opposition to the director's vision.

People such as Anthony Minghella and Paul Greengrass, like Ken Loach and Mike Leigh before them, achieved much of their fame after leaving TV to make films for the big screen. Those directors who choose or are chosen to work in TV traditionally have had to accept that they will not be as lauded, and definitely will not be as well paid, as their big-screen counterparts.

ALSO: List of FilmDirectors. RELATED: List of FilmProductionCompanies.