director's chair

American  

noun

1. a lightweight folding armchair with transversely crossed legs and having a canvas seat and back panel, as traditionally used by motion-picture directors.

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director's chair British  

noun

1. a light wooden folding chair with arm rests and a canvas seat and back

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Etymology

Origin of director's chair

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But you don’t have to play every role yourself—take the director’s chair, define the scenes, and choose your cast from the parts of yourself that serve the story you truly want to tell.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a recent auction of “The David Lynch Collection,” the director’s espresso machine sold for $45,500, his director’s chair for $95,000, and an incense holder he made himself in 1974 for $52,000.

From Los Angeles Times

But while Gallo believes Arango understood the nuances of the narrative, it admittedly pained them to relinquish the director’s chair.

From Los Angeles Times

Between movie and TV shoots, Ehrenreich hopes to take a seat in the director’s chair for a reading himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Through a livestream on YouTube and its social media channels, Marvel unveiled the cast by revealing a new director’s chair with an actor’s name about every 10 minutes, with 27 actors announced in what appeared to be no particular order.

From Los Angeles Times