the upper echelons of the directing world 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ upper) (NNS echelons)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (VBG directing) (NN world)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (VBG ) (NN )))))