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Originally Posted by tabbaker
This makes sense but does that mean they're supposed to read the script as well as watch the movie?
they can, but usually not.
Film is a collabortaive art. We're used to thinking that the director is the "filmmaker," but in actuality, there are hundred of people responsible for any given movie.
There are seven jobs on a movie set that are usually the most important:
Director
Producer
Actor
Writer
Editor
Cinematographer
Composer
All of those things are separate art forms (except the producer. He/she can have creative input, but they're are usually in charge of the business of the making of the movie)
A writer writes, a cinematographer photographs, an editor creates a whole other art form by putting images together - montage. Music/sound and acting are, again, separate art forms. And it's the director who wrangles all these different arts into a single, cohesive entity.
The most enjoyable script you read won't necessarily make the best movie. The best-looking film won't necessarily tell the best story. Etc.