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