{{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 videos (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, Norman Hafezi, Barry Myers.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Music video directors who have gone on to feature film production include 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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