Being a Director is one of the most important roles in a film industry. They considered as the eyes and ears of the whole film production. As we define a “Director” he or she is the one that controls the film’s artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizing the script. They create an overall vision through which a film gets eventually “born”. Since he/she depends on a successful cooperation of a lot of different creative individuals with possibly strongly contradicting artistic ideals and visions, he also needs "to be a diplomat" in order mediate whenever necessary.
The five directors with magical minds who created the blockbuster movies in the 60s-70s represented what Hollywood did best with the works like E.T, The Godfather and the Untouchables. They are the filmmakers who thought they could change the world, and they actually did. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Brian De Palma are those five young directors who are also knows as the “movie brats” that made some of the most successful movies of all time.
They created the “phenomenon” of a blockbuster movie.
Steven Spielberg
As a movie fan, I consider him as one of the geniuses in the American film industry. He’s one of those directors that didn’t even go to a film school. And in my opinion, Steven Spielberg thinks of his audience because he wouldn’t be able to create a blockbuster film if he’s just thinking of himself. He considers his audience as well but of course he gave his own touch in it. When Steven Spielberg does a science fiction movie he can do no wrong but the line doesn't stop for him there he can do drama movies that touch just as well and sure we can list and talk about all of them but at the end of the day it’s about how he got his movie to speak to you.
George Lucas
He never imagined that he would end up in a film school because at first he wanted to be an illustrator. George Lucas is best known as the creator of the Star Wars saga. A common theme throughout Lucas's works is escape. His films tend to emphasize visuals and plot. They often include chase scenes of some sort, and are often edited to move along at a fast pace. Him being a director, I have this feeling that he thinks of himself because I've read some news articles about his involvement in the Star Wars Saga that until now he is still not endearing himself to the Star Wars fans.
Francis Coppola
As for this talented director, he’s that kind of director that thinks of his audience because his style is that his characters don’t always have to say what they are thinking, the audience knows it already and the music helps them feel it too. He’s the one who founded American Zoetrope, the production company that gave many film artists both a home and help their careers. He thinks of his client/audience more than anyone else. He is such an inspiration because of his craft.
Martin Scorsese
This director has been acknowledged as the best filmmaker in his generation. His red-blooded canon has spawned a generation of copycats while his muscular style has become a template. In my opinion, he’s also one of those directors that think of his audience. He experienced failure in the past but still he was able to accumulate great deal of cultural prestige and power. He was able to make blockbuster films that changed Hollywood.
Brian De Palma
American director Brian De Palma has always insisted that he gained his fascination with all things gory by watching his father, an orthopedic surgeon, at work. It's more likely that the principal influence on De Palma's career was Alfred Hitchcock, a fascination he has claimed to have outgrown professionally. In my opinion, I think that he thinks of his audience. His film genres are thriller and horror that deals with love and obsession, in which the lead character is haunted by what he has seen or heard. In a way, all these films are about the human senses, and about cinema itself, which are the only means through which the characters make sense of the world around them.
A film is something that a person can relate on. That’s why I believe that if you don’t think of your audience while making a film, you won’t be able to communicate with them as a director. You should consider them first because they are the ones who will absorb the movie. The way your characters communicate with the audience is a big impact for the viewers.
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