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I Want To Be An Assistant Director
 

 
 

I Want To Be An Assistant Director

That’s probably because you plan to become a director. To make it as a director you’ll need experience, dedication, enthusiasm and skill. Make sure you see a wide range of theatre productions and try to talk to the people creating the work. You might start directing with a youth theatre or student drama society and move on to directing fringe shows. You’ll have to be a good communicator and will have to learn to persuade people of your vision and encourage them to take risks. It’s not all about being visionary, you’ll need practical skills too: understanding budgets, technical issues and above all, people. Most of your training as a director will be on the job but you should also take the initiative in finding short courses and workshop programmes. You’ll probably have a degree but it needn’t be one in drama or theatre studies. Moving on to larger productions means building a reputation and getting people to see your shows. Once you’re established on stage you may have opportunities to use your directing talents in film and television.

 

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