Film Director Syndrome

FDS or film director syndrome is a situation when a film director can't help but ruin a series or franchise with various method ranging from nudity, politicising, drastic character changes, unnecessary character creation, disrespect for a franchise or even just the inability to end a series. (commonly affiliated with novel adaptations and games companies like EA may also fall into FDS)

"that director has FDS when making that show" - some guy
film director syndrome is when a director doesn't do a film any good in any way or ruins a good show (game companies may also do this with purchased franchises).

by Generic name 2311876 August 22, 2022

Director of my ass

When someone is talking shit about being your director of studies

Ugh miss lewis is the director of my ass

by Peter st. Barrister June 20, 2017

Directors Wife Syndrome

A phenomenon where a seniors person in a company (or wife) changes workload and priority across a business based on a random individual request.

See also HiPPO and JFDI

Originated Friday February 5, 1999. UK Release of Disney Pixar "A Bug's Life".
Woolworths UK had sold out of Flick Action Figure in local store where a directors wife was shopping. Entire company spent the day reporting on all Bug's Life merchandise across the company based on this one product in one store not being available for a directors wife to buy.

Drop everything, we need to prioritise this directors wife syndrome request.

by Wooly Memories October 2, 2021

Video Game Director's Cuts

An awesome flash website with some of the best video game flash parody movies on the web.
www.videogamedc.net

Video Game Director's Cuts is where you can relive your pixeled past.

by Master Yoshi February 12, 2004

actor-director package deal

directors that hire the same actors sometimes for every movie

Seth Rogen in Anchorman and Knocked Up was an actor-director package deal.

by theoriginalallison December 5, 2008

High school play director

Man or woman that, normally, sits there and does nothing to improve the quality of the play/musical

"Imagine of the high school play director actually helped us instead of yelling at us and talking about random things that don't pertain to this"

by Half_blood_mcgee23 November 30, 2021

Director Syndrome

Film directors/creators hate or not satisfied with their final products after hundreds of hours of production, while everyone else loves it. In truth, they are more sick of it than anything else.

This is also evident in other art forms.

Carry is having Director Syndrome over that painting, even though everyone loves it and the school papers call it a masterpiece.

by anrtist May 14, 2020