DB7

This might appear a bit random but any answers will be a most helpful contribution to a little project.

If you were a director, what would you consider good, acceptable and bad occurrences. For example:
Good: You win an Oscar.
Acceptable: Break even at the box-office.
Bad: The producer signs up Ross Kemp.

The more humourous the better!

Steve Crook

Good: You realise your name is Michael Powell and your partner's name is Emeric Pressburger
Acceptable: The government tries to interfere with the films you want to make. But you tell them to go away
Bad: Nothing very bad. The people funding you think they get a say in the films that you make but you ignore them as well

Ah, those heady days of the 1940s

Steve

penfold

Good: Critics detect the Powell and Pressburger influences

Acceptable: Critics detect the Ken Russell influences

Bad: Critics detect Michael Winner influences.....

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

Moor Larkin

Good: I write my own script......

Acceptable: I have a script........

Bad: I'm so good, I decide I'll make it up as I go along.........

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clitheroekid

Good: At last! recognition within the industry and am asked to direct a big-budget epic-style spectacular, even asked to choose my own cast and crew.

Acceptable: Bruce Willis has pleaded to be in it (but has promised to donate his fee to charity)

Bad: My alarm clock goes off

Carmel

Good...im in it
Acceptable...i pick my leading man yum yum
Bad...im not in it

Joenoir

Good: I've been chosen to direct a remake of The Green Man

Acceptable: It is going to be an American co-production

Bad: John Travolta has already been signed to play The Green Man.....

Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

D Cairns

Well, I *am* a director...

Good: somebody funds my first feature.
Acceptable: somebody buys another script from me.
Bad: no work for me, but Michael Winterbottom/Summerbottom/Autumnbottom makes another thirty nothingish films.

OR

Good: they let me make the film the way I think it shoudl be made, while giving me useful help and advice
Acceptable: the advice is a mixture of good and bad and some of it I'm forced to go with.
Bad: Fundamental bad choices are imposed on the film (the only FUNDAMENTAL things are script, even Ross kemp is survivable).

I've had the latter happen on TV projects. Maybe somebody will realise that the reason I make good shorts and iffy TV is that I get to make the choices on the shorts!

samkydd

Good: I'm given carte blanche to do it my way.

Acceptable: The top two stars in the film have only agreed to do it because they think that I'm going to let them do it their way.

Bad: I'm so overwhelmed by the artistic license granted to me that I make a complete pig's ear of the whole thing, and after two weeks shooting they sack me and give it to Michael Winner, who then wins an Oscar with it!

"...the chairman of Littlewoods stores made a Keynote speech!"

penfold

Good: I get the green light for my script on Harold Daniell http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oldDaniell.jpg

Acceptable; A US studio wants to invest into it and distribute it...

Bad; They insist on Tom Cruise, not Bob Hoskins....

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

D Cairns

Here's a true-life one from my own past:
Good: the script attracts half a million quid Scottish Arts Council-administered lottery money.
Acceptable: the Film Council like it, but want me to shoot a test to prove I'm the right director.
Bad: the producers panic at this, fire me, are unable to find another director and the lottery money is eventually withdrawn.
Fortunately I got a paid short at that time to distract me, (good) and it went on to win prizes (better) and get me free trips to festivals around the world (best).

Aaryk Noctivagus

Good: I like the finished movie.
Acceptable: The public like the finished movie.
Bad: The studio likes the finished movie.

Aaryk Noctivagus

I'll have to find you a part in my movie if it ever gets made - lol.

Joenoir

Yes, but who's going to be the leading man?!

Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

Aaryk Noctivagus

I'm not talking leads. Those would be professionals, if the thing ever gets going. Besides, I don't think Carmel would want to play the roll which is for the leading lady in my movie - and I wouldn't wish to Direct a friend in that role either. I'm a cruel writer to my characters.

I'll cast Joenoir as the monster