It depends. Directors are the ones who tell everyone else what to do. Cinematographers are responsible for lighting and such, but they're working off of what the director has told them to do. Same with the scripts. Directors can make on the set changes to dialogue and such or even have rewrites before shooting begins. It holds for editing, music, actors performances, costumes, etc. A lot of it boils down to how much power the studio and producers give the director. Spielberg and Kubrick are perfect examples of directors who control every aspect of their movies and shape them to their own visions.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."
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Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
