I enter the set and like the gears of a well-oiled machine everyone is at work. I see the actor eating a burrito in his knight in shining armor costume, another texting or tweeting all day with a big prosthetic witch nose. An hour passed and it was time to get to work. My assistant hands me the coffee, as I rudely yell "action!" The actors shuffle around for a millisecond as they step into their characters' shoes, while one of the crew members slams the clapperboard together. After yelling cut, I give the actors detailed, descriptive notes on their movements and further acting preferences for the scene. Giving the actors about half an hour to work on their relationship with the script on an emotional level, the cameramen and I work on specific angles and shots that I want for this particular scene. I bring the actors into view and we begin to "get two". The scene begins, and as it progresses, the actors and crew create a beautiful harmony of brilliant technology and great acting needed to make a film. We completed the scene in two takes, which is a miracle, so I decide to give everyone a twenty-minute snack break. I reread the scenes we need to complete by Friday. I give a small smile of worried contentment and murmur the words under my breath, “We have a lot of work to do.” Being a director isn't just about screaming and cutting again and again; it's about being part of a team that uses the power of movie magic to tell stories that people are almost instinctively drawn to. Although many famous directors have not attended college, I still want to gain as much education and experience as possible to achieve in this career. In my quest to become a director I may need to get a degree in… halfway… at this point, however, I see that my highest paid actress has a sickening fog over her. I peered over the small screen in front of me and she looked back at me making disturbing and uncomfortable eye contact, then throwing her head forward she emptied the contents of her stomach. After all her snack break ghosts were on the floor, she fell backwards onto the floor only to be caught by the slow reaction of the actor standing next to her. Then I noticed that the man behind the camera slammed on his side, I immediately looked down and saw that the sick actress had shorted out the camera. I sat down in the director's chair and said with a heavy heart, "everyone go home and get some rest." The job of a director is not an easy task, but it is worth the sleepless nights and days filled with nightmares and anxiety to make a film that the whole world will see and appreciate.