The orchestrator pattern — CCA-F Exam Prep

A director never touches the camera.

Ridley Scott directs 200-person crews. He doesn't operate the camera. He doesn't rig the lights. He doesn't record sound. He tells specialists what he needs, they execute, and he reviews the result.

If he tried to do everything himself, a 2-hour movie would take 40 years. If the specialists worked without coordination, you'd get a film where the lighting contradicts the mood, the sound doesn't match the scene, and every department tells a different story.

Multi-agent AI systems work the same way. One orchestrator. Many specialists.