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Dont get confused between a Director and a Director of Photography. Some Directors calls the shot yes but they also have to understand acting and the script and most importantly a vision in how the story from the script will play out. What is a director with masturbation shots but zero sense of directing actors and shitty script? Director of Photography most of the time will advice a shot for the directors usually during location scouting. The Director will want a particular shot and the DOP will suggest a shot and present the Director with his vision. Only a few directors will have total control of the shots.. only the lighting will be up to the DOP..
Most directors only care about how the actors move on screen and how the screen move with the actor. The Director need to know how to pull off the words on the script to not only the framing and camera movement but also the emotions, body movement.. internal conflict, relationships between characters and the dialogue. Any director who does not study and pull the script apart piece by piece is a bad one and they can never make it.
Your camera is not enough.. you gotta hang out with people who are actors (or date one) go to plays.. study script.. make sure you know what is the premise of the story and all that comes with it.. like the arch, the inner conflict, the situation etc etc.. The shots is always secondary to many directors because the Story, Script and Acting is very crucial.. if its all visual but shit story and acting.. your movie will suck.
the reason why Malick, Kubrick, Tarkovsky and PTA are known for their visuals because the story comes with it.. Each shot tells a story even without the actor saying anything.. and these people spend their time not with taking photos but reading and understanding philosophy.. the shot will only come when the story is slowly put together..
Your Camera isnt enough anon.. online tutorial and books will only tell you the basics. to be a good director is to be yourself.
