The phrase "a master director" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who is highly skilled and accomplished in directing, particularly in film or theater.
Example: "Quentin Tarantino is often regarded as a master director, known for his unique storytelling and cinematic style."
Alternatives: "a master filmmaker" or "an expert director."
"He's just a master director," Damon added.
"The public is f'Chrissake smarter than we are!" Notes on Cinematography by Robert Bresson (1975; translated by Jonathan Griffin 1977) Uncanny epigrams from a master director.
"Lost" is an inside view of how a film, Terry Gilliam's "Man Who Killed Don Quixote," can fall to pieces even under the guidance of a master director.
Speaking of his experiences watching Ingmar Bergman's Swedish-language productions, he argues: "With a master director at work and a troupe of finely drilled actors, the real essence of the theatrical event is communicated visually, physically, and aurally.
The psychiatrist turns out to be an excellent dream-interpreter; with his ability to transform Picard's talk into visions and to recognize their symbolic power, he is, in effect, a master director, a demiurge who brings stories to light and turns them into images of the inner life.
With the bravado of a master director, the designer sent out everything bolder than life — giant houndstooth checks, lampshade hats, hair upswept with giant curls rolled over metal drink cans and disturbing dresses made out of black crow or white swan feathers.
Even for a master-director, this must be a devilishly intricate play.
Haigh is joined in competition by eternal British maverick Peter Greenway, whose latest film, Eisenstein in Guanajuato, is a study of Russian master director Sergei Eisenstein's trip to Mexico in 1931 for the never-completed Que Viva México! project.
Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave it 3 (out of 5) stars, saying "As a swan-song for the master director, Jab Tak Hai Jaan might only be a middling effort.
Read a full review 12 Beautifully shot martial arts fable by Taiwanese master director Hou Hstarringen, Shu Qing Shu Qi as an assassin sent to kill her cousin as a test.
Matt Groening called him "a master", and director Joe Dante said, "He was one of those guys who was a dream to work with.
