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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5172671" data-attributes="member: 50987">Erm, not really.&nbsp; The director will say &quot;I have a unique vision regarding the story of Hamlet: I am going to use the words of Shakespeare to retell the destruction of the Death Star!*&nbsp; So all of you actors, go stand over there and do exactly what I say.&quot;&nbsp; If an actor does or says anything that does not agree with the script or the director's vision, the director yells &quot;cut&quot; and they start all over.&nbsp; And over, and over again, until they get it perfect.In the director's mind, the story is already written and told.&nbsp; He isn't looking for input, he is looking for actors who can bring that complete story out of his head and put it onto the stage.&nbsp; Very rarely does a director see an actor doing something new and like it.&nbsp; I mean, it happens.&nbsp; But I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen it happen in more than 10 years of professional theatre.&nbsp; Usually the director will get angry and actors will get replaced.So I think that is why people are so offended by the &quot;director&quot; reference.&nbsp; It's not because RPGs are &quot;special,&quot; it's because directors are so...inflexible.&nbsp; A director must rule the story with an iron fist to protect both his vision of the story and the integrity of the written script; a DM can't do that and expect the players to have fun.I've never heard of a director soliciting input from actors.&nbsp; Maybe it's different for film?-----*I would pay a week's wages to see this, by the way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 5172671, member: 50987"] Erm, not really. The director will say "I have a unique vision regarding the story of Hamlet: I am going to use the words of Shakespeare to retell the destruction of the Death Star!* So all of you actors, go stand over there and do exactly what I say." If an actor does or says anything that does not agree with the script or the director's vision, the director yells "cut" and they start all over. And over, and over again, until they get it perfect. In the director's mind, the story is already written and told. He isn't looking for input, he is looking for actors who can bring that complete story out of his head and put it onto the stage. Very rarely does a director see an actor doing something new and like it. I mean, it happens. But I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen it happen in more than 10 years of professional theatre. Usually the director will get angry and actors will get replaced. So I think that is why people are so offended by the "director" reference. It's not because RPGs are "special," it's because directors are so...inflexible. A director must rule the story with an iron fist to protect both his vision of the story and the integrity of the written script; a DM can't do that and expect the players to have fun. I've never heard of a director soliciting input from actors. Maybe it's different for film? ----- *I would pay a week's wages to see this, by the way. [/QUOTE]

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