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Meaning of "director's chair" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

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Director's chair is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIRECTOR'S CHAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

director's chair

Director's chair

A director's chair is a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong fabric which bears the user's full weight and can be folded; the frame is made of wood, or sometimes metal or plastic. The seat and scissors members work together to support and distribute the sitter's weight so that the seat is comfortably taut. The back is usually low and the chair usually has armrests. The stereotypical image of a movie director on location includes one of these chairs, hence the name. Victor Papanek describes this chair as an excellent design in his book Design for the Real World as it is simple and ideally suited to its function. The design goes back to coffer-makers' chairs of the 15th century and eventually to the Roman curule chair. The modern American style director's chairs were introduced by the Gold Medal Camp Furniture company. In 1892, the Gold Medal Classic design won an award for excellence in casual furniture design in the lead-up to the 1893 World's Fair Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Gold Medal Directors Chairs are now manufactured in Tennessee by The Lord's Table, Inc.

Definition of director's chair in the English dictionary

The definition of director's chair in the dictionary is a light wooden folding chair with arm rests and a canvas seat and back.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

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Silverchair
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Synonyms and antonyms of director's chair in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «director's chair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

Find out the translation of director's chair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of director's chair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «director's chair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

导演椅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la silla del director
570 millions of speakers

English

director´s chair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्देशक की कुर्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرسي المخرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Режиссерское кресло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cadeira do diretor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিচালক এর চেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la chaise de directeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengerusi pengarah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regiestuhl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

監督の椅子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감독의 의자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhingklik direktur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghế giám đốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்குனர் நாற்காலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिग्दर्शक चेअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yönetmen koltuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sedia del regista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Krzesło reżysera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Режисерське крісло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scaun regizor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρέκλα σκηνοθέτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

direkteur se stoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regissörsstolen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regissørstolen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about director's chair

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QUOTES WITH «DIRECTOR'S CHAIR»

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Mark Waters
I can tell you that from the director's chair, young actors love to be challenged, to be given killer lines that take time to wrap their mind around.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECTOR'S CHAIR»

Discover the use of director's chair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to director's chair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robert Wise on His Films: From Editing Room to Director's Chair
Robert Wise's life in the film industry has spanned 6 decades and, before embarking on his directorial career, included editing such films as Citizen Cane and The Magnificent Ambersons.
Sergio Leeman, 1995
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Hollywood Horror from the Director's Chair: Six Filmmakers ...
This work examines the significant effects, good and bad, that the horror franchise genre has had on the careers of several American film directors, including Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street), Don Coscarelli (Phantasm), and Joe ...
Simon A. Wilkinson, 2008
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Popular Mechanics
Pilot holes can be bored with Shopsmith in horizontal position (above). Broad- headed rivets (left) are better looking than nuts and bolts and won't unscrew. They are sold at many hardware stores. FOLDING DIRECTOR'S CHAIR 3/4" DIA. 3/4' ...
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The working director: how to arrive, thrive, and survive in ...
This book is not about where to put the camera. It's not about the great masters of the cinema. This book is about one thing: being hired to direct film and television.
Charles Wilkinson, 2005
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Cultural Accents: 60+ Fun Fashion and Home Décor Projects
his striking director's chair is inspired by the designs and aesthetics of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans, three great civilizations of our ancient world. The golden yellow canvas, the circular stencil, and the patterns in the stencil are all adaptations ...
Ronke Luke-Boone, 2011
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Clinical Applications of Drama Therapy in Child and ...
The Director's Chair, an adaptation of Fox's Playback Theatre (1987), comprises the final part of the program. While Playback uses a trained company of actors to portray an “everyday or imaginary experience” (Landy, 1994, p. 33), Director's ...
Anna Marie Weber, Craig Haen, 2005
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Los Angeles Magazine
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR LONG AGO CEASED being just for directors. Producers demand them, as well as cinematographers and script supervisors and makeup artists, not to mention actors and the spouses of actors and the children of ...
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Heritage Auctions Music and Entertainment Auction Catalog #696
49417 Glenn Ford's Director's Chair. A light tan director's chair with red script pouch owned and used by Ford on the set of the classic film noir, Framed with his name cards inserted into clear plastic holders on both sides of the backing. In Fine ...
Heritage Auctions, Inc., 2008
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America's Got Stories - Volume One
He settled into a black fabric director's chair in the corner. “My deepest fear,” I said, “is all I'm getting from laudanum is wobbly knees.” I clicked off the radio and sat on the edge of the water bed. He slouched deeper in his director's chair and we ...
American Writers, John Koehler, 2011
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The Director's Cut: A Novel
In fact, I couldn't stop thinking about her words as I walked across the room to Jason, who had taken up residence in my director's chair. “Oh, sorry.” He rose when he saw me coming. “No, don't be silly.” I gestured for him to remain seated.
Janice Thompson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECTOR'S CHAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term director's chair is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Ant-Man' Review: Paul Rudd's Charisma Gets Stepped On in …
... Cinematic Universe vehicle, he gets stuck with the exceedingly pedestrian Peyton Reed in the director's chair, taking over for Edgar Wright. «TheWrap, Jul 15»
2
Nick Grimshaw gets his own X Factor chair - and he's VERY excited …
The star was is so excited about the show he took to Instagram to upload a snap of his very own director's chair with the famous X Factor logo ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Jurassic World: 10 Reasons Why It's Such A Huge Success
Spielberg would return to the director's chair to oversee The Lost World: Jurassic Park four years later, but the sequel – while also a big hit ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
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X Factor: Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw look the part as the first official …
Nick Grimshaw was is so excited about the show he took to Instagram to upload a snap of his very own director's chair with the famous X Factor ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Long Island International Film Expo is under way - LIHerald.com …
Markowitz now sits in a director's chair as well,. She joins the legions of filmmakers presenting their works at the festival, with her two projects ... «liherald.com, Jul 15»
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Film Shorts - Fort Worth Weekly
... or character development, but co-star Elizabeth Banks (who steps into the director's chair) duplicates the vibe from the first film well enough. «Fort Worth Weekly, Jul 15»
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'Transformers 5' rumors and release date news: Michael Bay …
As for Bay returning to the director's chair, there has not been any confirmation yet. However, Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura was ... «Ecumenical News, Jul 15»
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'Star Wars' Han Solo spinoff directors: Chris Miller, Phil Lord - Hypable
For example, the first spinoff titled Star Wars: Rogue One will open next year with Gareth Edwards in the director's chair. The second spinoff ... «Hypable, Jul 15»
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'Magic Mike XXL' CD Chad Darnell Tells It Like It Is
But after he got the call to work on “Magic Mike XXL,” he was back in the casting director's chair. “I've always been a huge [Steven] Soderbergh ... «Back Stage, Jul 15»
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Eiji Tsuburaya, kaiju king and co-creator of Godzilla, celebrated by …
Take your place in the director's chair for a playable Google doodle bringing Ultraman to life. by Rich Trenholm · @rich_trenholm; July 7, 2015 ... «CNET, Jul 15»

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