Unfortunately I was absent for this particular lecture as I was unwell, so I can only go on what I was told about the topic of discussion. Apparently Chris introduced us to the concept of a director's statement and what should be in it.
A director's statement should inform the reader of the director's vision for the project and assist in persuading investors to support it. It should also outline the director's intentions and is the second most important document behind the script of course.
These statements are usually revised, amended and updated due to the ever changing nature of film making. Typically director's in feature films may spend years working on many statements, and as there are no definitive guidelines on writing a director's statement it can vary dramatically between directors and submission requirements. All statements however must discuss certain areas of the film making process no matter what, below is a simplified diagram illustrating this.
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