Audio or Live Performance Director
What the work is
Oversees and directs the creative aspects of audio or live performance productions including script selection, casting, rehearsals, and filming or recording.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Ensures that the artistic and creative elements of audio or live performance productions are executed according to the vision and objectives
- Collaborates with writers and producers to select scripts and develop concepts for productions
- Directs Actors, musicians and technical crew by providing guidance and instruction during rehearsals and performances
- Reviews and approves the selection of costumes, sets, props and other visual elements
- Collaborates with Cinematographers, audio engineers and other technical staff to achieve desired visual and audio effects
- May oversee the editing and post-production process of audio production
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a short film shoot at a series of locations around a regional town. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A scene comes together after a long day and everyone on set feels it
- A tricky location problem gets solved and the shoot stays on schedule
- You watch the finished film with the whole crew and see your own small decisions on the screen
Hard days
- Rain on the day you had planned for sunshine, with a crew waiting for you to decide
- A creative disagreement between two people you both respect
- A long day that ends with tomorrow's call sheet still not written
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 231432, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.