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Satj: /* As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise */

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As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise

Satj: /* In film */

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In film

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Satj: /* In theatre */

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In theatre

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	In South Africa usage tends to follow the American rather than the British convention, where the director is the person responsible for the general interpretation of the play, for the conduct of the rehearsals, guiding and advising performers. (Referred to in [[Afrikaans]] – as on the European continent – as the '''regisseur'''.) The word [[Producer\|producer]] is reserved, as in the movies, for the organisational person behind a production.		In South Africa usage tends to follow the American rather than the British convention, where the director is the person responsible for the general interpretation of the play, for the conduct of the rehearsals, guiding and advising performers. (Referred to in [[Afrikaans]] – as on the European continent – as the '''regisseur'''.) The word [[Producer\|producer]] is reserved, as in the movies, for the organisational person behind a production.
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	In 19th century productions, or early 20th century adverts or reviews in South Africa, one finds the older practice of the [[actor-manager]], or the [[stage manager]] as the guiding hand. ([[verhoogbestuurder]] in [[Afrikaans]])		In 19th century productions, or early 20th century adverts or reviews in South Africa, one finds the older practice of the [[actor-manager]], or the [[stage manager]] as the guiding hand. ([[verhoogbestuurder]] in [[Afrikaans]])

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 In radio and TV it is very much the same as on stage, but in film the notion of the [[director]] as ''[[auteur]]''[] is much stronger than in the other forms, the writer often being relegated to a secondary role, unlike the practice in theatre and other dramatic modes, where the [[playwright]]'s text is still more often than not viewed as the prime creative impetus for the production.  (The exception being improvisational or collaborative work produced by ensembles of course.)
-= As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise=
+= As manager =
-This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".
+This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. It refers to the individual who manages and is responsible for a company, a venue or (sub)department of any such (theatre, media or film) enterprise. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".
 In the case of [[Festival|festivals]], the activity is really at times a mix of the two concepts, as the [[Festival Director]] can often have both a creative and a management role to play.

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	=As creative artist=		=As creative artist=

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 This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".
-In the case of [[Festival|festivals]], the activity is really at times a mix of the two concepts, as the [[Festival Director]] really has a creative and management role to play.
+In the case of [[Festival|festivals]], the activity is really at times a mix of the two concepts, as the [[Festival Director]] can often have both a creative and a management role to play.
 = Sources =

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 In some parts of the world, notably in the case of large-scale popular entertainment, the term '''[[producer]]''' is sometimes also found in much the same meaning, though in South Africa it has a different meaning, referring to the individual who supplies the financial and administrative structure for a production.
-== In film ==
+== In film and media ==
 = As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise=

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	=As creative artist=		=As creative artist=

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	In some parts of the world, notably in the case of large-scale popular entertainment, the term '''[[producer]]''' is sometimes also found in much the same meaning, though in South Africa it has a different meaning, referring to the individual who supplies the financial and administrative structure for a production.		In some parts of the world, notably in the case of large-scale popular entertainment, the term '''[[producer]]''' is sometimes also found in much the same meaning, though in South Africa it has a different meaning, referring to the individual who supplies the financial and administrative structure for a production.
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	== In film ==		== In film ==

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 Used in conncetion with stage, film, radio and TV, the term refers to what is today viewed as the primary visionary in the creation of a performance, film or recording, the individual making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the text and guiding its staging or completion. (Referred to in [[Afrikaans]] as the '''[[regisseur]]''', as on the European continent. The work of the individual is referred to as [[regie]].)
-== As theatre  maker ==
+== In theatre==
 A '''theatre director''' or '''stage director''' is a practitioner in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, an opera, a musical, or a devised piece of work) by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production. The director's function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realising their artistic vision for it. The director therefore collaborates with a team of creative individuals and other staff, coordinating research, stagecraft, costume design, props, lighting design, acting, set design, stage combat, and sound design for the production. If the production he or she is mounting is a new piece of writing or a (new) translation of a play, the director may also work with the playwright or translator.
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 = As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise=
 This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".
 = Sources =

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 This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".
-== Sources ==
+= Sources =
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_director
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 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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 Return to [[The South African Context/General Terminology and Thematic Entries]]

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-The term [[Director]] is found in two meanings in South Africa.
+The term [[Director]] is found in two meanings in South Africa, applied to stage or film.
-== As theatre maker ==
+=As creative artist=
-Primarily it refers to the notion of the creative leader in the mounting of the production, or as Wikipedia phrases it: " In contemporary theatre, after the [[playwright]], the director is generally the primary visionary, making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the play and its staging"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_director], and plays are often billed under the name of the director. The verb is to [[direct]]: the activity then referred to as [[direction]] (of a play)  or [[directing]] (a play).
+Used in conncetion with stage, film, radio and TV, the term refers to what is today viewed as the primary visionary in the creation of a performance, film or recording, the individual making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the text and guiding its staging or completion. (Referred to in [[Afrikaans]] as the '''[[regisseur]]''', as on the European continent. The work of the individual is referred to as [[regie]].)
-The term [[regisseur]] is used in [[Afrikaans]] in such cases, with the work of the individual being referred to as [[regie]]. In the
+== As theatre  maker ==
 In 19th century productions, or early 20th century adverts or reviews in South Africa, one finds the older practice of the [[actor-manager]], or the [[stage manager]] as the guiding hand. ([[verhoogbestuurder]] in [[Afrikaans]])
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 In some parts of the world, notably in the case of large-scale popular entertainment, the term '''[[producer]]''' is sometimes also found in much the same meaning, though in South Africa it has a different meaning, referring to the individual who supplies the financial and administrative structure for a production.
-== As manager of a venue or department of a theatrical enterprise==
 This secondary meaning, related to the use of Director in business and other management fields, is found on occasion. In such cases the [[Afrikaans]] term would be "direkteur".