{"id":23951,"date":"2023-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmconnection.com\/reference-library\/finding-a-niche-as-a-film-director\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T02:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:17:04","slug":"finding-a-niche-as-a-film-director","status":"publish","type":"reference-library","link":"http:\/\/filmconnection.com\/reference-library\/finding-a-niche-as-a-film-director\/","title":{"rendered":"FINDING A NICHE AS A FILM DIRECTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most everyone who dreams of working in the film business will at one time or another, imagine themselves as some kind of big time director. \u00a0They can just picture themselves clad in a black leather jacket, cappuccino in hand, looking through a viewfinder and calling out instructions to an anxious set full of actors and crew members, hanging on their every word.<br \/>\nHowever the truth of the matter is that very few people are fortunate enough to achieve success as a director at the highest level. \u00a0But that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s not work available for directors, because there is. \u00a0You just may need to be a little more open-minded about what it is you are going to direct.<br \/>\nWhile feature films are the golden grail for directors, actors and just about everyone else in the industry, there are many other opportunities out there for talented directors. \u00a0Television is generally considered the next step down from film and while it may mean a cut in prestige, working in episodic television might mean more job security. \u00a0While the money earned by top TV directors isn\u2019t quite up there with what top film directors earn, it\u2019s certainly nothing to sneeze at.<br \/>\nBeyond episodic TV and film there are still a multitude of other opportunities out there. \u00a0Commercials, film videos and reality TV all employ directors. \u00a0Directing commercials can mean big bucks and earn you a fair amount of prestige in that area of the industry. \u00a0Commercial directors also sometimes go on to direct sitcoms, episodics and even feature films.<br \/>\nDirecting film videos can be one of the most creative jobs out there for the right director. \u00a0Film video directors enjoy the creative aspects of being able to bring a song to life with visual imagery and are generally not burdened with the constraints of having to deliver a cohesive narrative. \u00a0This can be very freeing and actually makes film videos one of the most visually creative mediums out there. \u00a0Because of their ability to move things along quickly with fast cuts and engaging visuals, video directors often breakthrough into the feature film world doing action movies or other cinematic fair aimed at the youth demographic.<br \/>\nReality TV may be few people\u2019s dream job in the industry, however the most popular shows on the air today are reality TV. \u00a0Being a director on a reality show presents unique challenges that differ from doing narrative film and TV. \u00a0Many directors wind up taking a job in reality TV as a means to an end and wind up staying as they enjoy the creative challenge of shaping events that are really happening into a story that will engage viewers.<br \/>\nSo while not everyone can be Francis Ford Coppola or Steven Spielberg that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not possible to enjoy a sustainable career as a film director of some kind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"featured-post":[659],"resource-category":[],"reference-category":[342],"class_list":["post-23951","reference-library","type-reference-library","status-publish","hentry","reference-category-film-entrepreneurs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-library\/23951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference-library"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"featured-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-post?post=23951"},{"taxonomy":"resource-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-category?post=23951"},{"taxonomy":"reference-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-category?post=23951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}