Director roles & units · Core
Director
Also called: film director, helmer
ELI5
The principal creative responsible for directing performance and audiovisual execution during production.
Used in conversation
“Can the director join the next rehearsal or casting session?”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Director” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
Connected terms
- Episode directorAn episode director is a director working in episodic production.
- Director attachmentThe attachment concerns the director role.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14