How do filmmakers become big hard working directors?

Question:I know that they ask to work under a director, but how do they ask? how do they get hold of directors? do they go talk to production companies for phone numbers? or what?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I know that they ask to work under a director, but how do they ask? how do they get hold of directors? do they go talk to production companies for phone numbers? or what?

First of all most of the movie makers had some kind of movie making school behind them.
Second they got experience working in different movie making projekts at different levels thus earning experience and reputation. Theyre get their works by being active like turning in their cv:s to movie/tv/comercial makers or showing up at producers officeces and simular. In order to make contacts and experience some works for free.
With education and experience its time to think about own project and many producers write theyre own scripts as well.
Good luck! Johan.

I think even sometimes Producers hire the Director so it a very uncertain bussiness.Nothing goes as you plan its just like you might or might not thing.But I think that they kind of go to present themselfes and show them all the work they have done.Even if it is like theire own amature work.Mostly though if your parents are rich or have worked on the bussiness that is how you get through.You just have to get noticed thats all.Like learn in colledge and then it is like sort of a filmakers audition where they show theire work.

Hope i helped

They work hard.