{{Short description|Manager in an organisation}} {{refimprove|date=August 2016}} {{Lead extra info|date=January 2025}} {{about|a commercial manager| the more general business role|chief commercial officer}} A '''commercial director''' is an executive responsible for managing the commercial department within an organization, or a specific commercial project.
== Filmmaking industry == In filmmaking industry, a commercial director is a [[film director]] who specializes in the creation of [[commercials]], often for television, but sometimes also on film and of [[music video]]s (given that music videos are recognized as a form of advertising for the song featured in the video{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}).
=== Noted commercial directors === Noted directors of commercials include: [[Ridley Scott]], [[Adrian Lyne]], [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Jean-Paul Goude]], [[Jonathan Glazer]], [[Michel Gondry]], [[Spike Jonze]], [[Joe Pytka]], [[Tarsem Singh]], [[Dougal Wilson]] and [[Tony Kaye (director)|Tony Kaye]], Norman Hafezi, [[Barry Myers (director)|Barry Myers]].{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Music video directors who have gone on to feature film production include [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]] and [[Julien Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/19/ecstasy-wilko-johnson-review-mark-kermode|title = The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson review – rocking against the dying of the light|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 19 July 2015}}</ref>
== See also == *[[:Category:Television commercial directors]]
== References == *{{Cite book|title=TV Commercials: How to Make Them|author=Ivan Cury|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|year=2005|isbn=9780240805924|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/tvcommercialshow00cury}} {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050407/http://tvc-director.com/ ''tvc-director.com - the tvc director global directory™ resource for commercial film directors''] (Englisch)
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