Wych Kaosayananda

Made the film 'Fah' in his native Thailand which was the highest budgeted film in the country's history. It was a big hit and led to him helming Ballistic (2002).

"It's two separate issues. As with most films I've been doing for the past few years, I'm a hand for hire. That means I don't have any real input in the key issues that go into being a director. For example, I believe casting is a huge part of a directors job. You may have to cast to meet certain parameters (financing and such) but the director should still have the final say on 90% of a film's cast because that's your movie right there. So for every movie I've done as a director in the past six or seven years aside from Zero Tolerance, I was hired to just execute the script. Once we wrap, I work on my cut but after that's handed over, I'm done. Whether they use it, re-edit it or whatever, it is entirely up to the producers and I'm fine with it."

"On set, they do give me full control as long as I stay within the resources we have. But as an example to help answer your question, on all of these films that I directed, I was my own DP as well. But I've never been able to color grade the final product, just as I've never used my name on any of the projects. So it's never been about creative control, but creative control has never been an issue. It's a job. One I love, but still just a job."

"However, Zero Tolerance (formerly 'Angels') is an exception. That was a very personal project. I raised the money through 5 different investors, people who were my friends, and through friends of friends. I wrote the script and had full control, and once the movie was complete, it was the first time in my life I felt I accomplished exactly what I set out to do. It was a slow burn, character driven drama that had action in it, clocking in at 106 minutes. Some say it was too long, but what makes movies so special is that, it's art, and therefore subjective." (Director/producer Kaos on creative control with filmmaking and studios)