Role Description: A film director handles the creative aspects of the filmmaking process. For example, they are the creative leads of the film and hold the vision throughout the project. Directors work closely with screenwriters, cinematographers, casting directors and production designers. Directors are employed by the executive producers who oversee production. They guide the actors and technical crew to help them capture their vision. Their duties consist of casting, shot composition, shot selection, editing, blocking/ guiding actors, reviewing and adjusting scripts and selecting which ones to turn into films, monitoring and approving film production budgets and ensuring that the film stays within its budget and on its timeline.

American director Ari Aster directed Midsommar (2019). Aster spent the first 4 years of his directing career making short films until 2008 when he made his feature film debut with “Hereditary”. In Midsommar (2019), Aster used blocking in an effective way. For example the use of the long table when they eat at before the beginning of the Midsummer festival. I admire the way in which Aster utilised the actors for example, in the opening scene when Dani breaks down on the phone to Christian after her parents and sister died. The scene evokes a lot of emotion and displays the actor (Florence Pugh)’s skills.