director
[noun]
Synonyms: controller, administrator, chief, executive, governor, head, leader, manager, supervisor

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English Thesaurus: film, motion picture, blockbuster, flick, documentary, ...

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di‧rec‧tor S2 W1 /dəˈrektə, dɪˈrektə, daɪ- $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: direction, directness, director; verb: direct, redirect; adverb: directly ≠ indirectly; adjective: direct ≠ indirect]

1. someone who controls or manages a company ⇒ executive
director of
a former director of Gartmore Pensions Ltd
The company is run by a board of directors (=a group of directors).

2. someone who is in charge of a particular activity or organization
director of
the director of education
finance/marketing/sales etc director (=the person in charge of the financial department etc)

3. the person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or play ⇒ producer
⇒ managing director, non-executive director

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director
noun
I. controls a company/an organization
ADJ. company, managing | executive, non-executive | assistant, deputy | commercial, finance, marketing, production, sales
PHRASES the board of directors, the post of director
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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director
II. of a film/play, etc.
ADJ. film, theatre | artistic, musical
PHRASES the role of director He now felt ready to take on the role of director.
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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director

a film/movie director
the film director Stephen Spielberg
a theatre director British English, a theater director AmE:
Laura Thompson is a theatre director now in the middle of rehearsals for 'Romeo and Juliet'.
an artistic director (=person who controls which plays a theatre produces and how they are produced)
The artistic director announced that a new play would be staged next month.
a musical director
He later became musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra.

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film especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television:
What’s your favourite movie?
It won the award for best foreign film.
a made-for-TV movie
motion picture formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics:
a major Hollywood motion picture
Tell us about your latest picture.
blockbuster informal a very successful film:
Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
flick informal a film – a very informal use:
an action flick
documentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject:
a documentary on the rain forest
feature film a film made to be shown in cinemas:
The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
comedy a film intended to make people laugh:
Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
romantic comedy (also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy:
‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes:
‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general:
‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc:
Stallone’s latest action movie
horror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc:
She loves watching old horror movies.
western a film with cowboys in it:
John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
science fiction film/movie (also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space:
‘2001’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
gangster film/movie a film about violent criminals
silent film/movie an old film without any sound:
The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
an independent film/movie a film made by a small film company
animated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer:
One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
anime /ˈænɪmeɪ, -mə/ a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story:
Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success.
an anime character
CGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film:
The film uses CGI.
Disney’s latest CGI movie
short a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema:
an animated short
trailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc:
We had to sit through all the trailers.
actor a man or woman who acts in a film:
a previously unknown actor
Brando was one of Hollywood’s greatest actors.
actress a woman who acts in a film. Women who appear in films or plays usually prefer to be called actors:
She was the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.
star a famous actor or actress:
He looked liked a movie star.
a hotel which was used by the stars
director the person who tells the actors and actresses in a film what to do:
The director of the film is Quentin Tarantino.
producer the person who makes the arrangements for a film to be made and controls the budget
film/movie crew the people operating the camera, lights etc who help the director make a film

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