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Film making

The 12 stages ...

1 The idea.

2 development finance.3 script development.4 Packaging.

5 financing.

6 pre-production.

7 The shoot.

8 post-production.

9 sales.

10 marketing.

11 exhibition.

12 other windows.

Stage 1. The Idea

The idea is he most important stage out of the 12 because If you don’t have an idea there is no film. Every film writer has an idea about the plot of the film. Also the writer would take part of a script to a director .If the director likes the script he would tell the writer to bring him or write the rest of the script.

Stage 2. development finance

Development finance is where they find how much the film would cost.

The director will give a private investor the script and if they like it they will invest some money towards the production of the film.

The producer can offer the future sale and broadcast rights to the film in return for money to develop the script.

First the writer produces a synopsis, and he and the producer agree, or not , no the key scenes and events in the film.Part of the writer’s fee is conditional on delivery of the first draft, this can be the hardest part of screenwriting.

When everyone is happy with the script, it is sent off and becomes a final draft, then the writer gets paid.

Script

Development.

The packaging is where the producer and

director must package the script into a full

commercial proposition, ready fro financing.

One common way to make the project more

commercial is to attach well known stars to the

script.

Respected, commercially successful heads of

department carry considerable clout with

knowledgeable financiers.

the complete package is where the producer

has packaged the film into a viable commercial

proposition. Now it’s time to see what people

think of it.

The

Packaging

Financing The market is where the financiers can be anywhere in the world. The investment she needs to make the film. The producer must travel.

The investment is where private individuals production companies and public bodies all invest in films the producers lawyer draws up contracts to seal the deals.

There are department of banks that specialise in film finance they invest in commercial projects and also offer loans.

The green light is where once all the essential funding and insurance is secured the film gets the green light and the producer gets drunk.

Pre-ProductionOnce all the heads of department are hired, the shooting

script is circulated and pre-production begins in earnest.Casting is where the casting director with the director and

producer begins the long process of identifying and

casting the actors.Storyboards are the blueprint for the film where every shot

is planned in advance by the director and the dop.The production designer plans every aspect of how the

film will look and hires people to design and build each

part.

Effects shots are planned in much more detail than normal

shots and can take months to design and build.The 1st AD, the line producer and the production manager

make up the key logistic triangle of the production.

The

shoot This is the key moment in film production, shooting begins, funding

is released and the producer breaths a huge sigh of relief.

The camera department is responsible for getting all the footage

that the director and editor need to tell the story.In the midst of all this commotion the actors must create an

emotional world and draw the audience into it.Every special effect is carefully constructed and must be filmed with

minimum risk of injury to cast and crew.Film productions are run with military precision if they fall behind

schedule the financiers and insurers may step in.

Post production.

As the processed footage comes in the editor assembles it into scenes

and creates a narrative sequence for the film.

Once the pictures is locked the sound department works on the audio

track laying creating and editing every sound.

After picture lock the rough sound mix goes to a dubbing theatre where

the sound mixer sets the final levels.

After the final cut the film reaches full lock it is now finished and ready

for duplication but who gets the final cut.

Sales

To help her sell the film to distributors the producer secures

the services of a sales agent a specialist in film sales.

To help sell the film a frailer is made to show busy film buyers

the most marketable aspects of the film.

A high profile screening at one of the top film festivals can be

great for generating heat around a film.

The producer now has a hot product and can negotiate good

deals with distributors around the world.

Marketing.

Knowing the audience is essential and the marketing team

runs test screenings to see how the film is received.The potential audience for the film is targeting with posters

cinema trailers TV spots and other marketing materials.

In order to get the film to audiences the distributor must

negotiate a deal with the cinemas to screen it.

Exhibition

A high profile star studded premiere is used to launch the film to the public with an explosion of media coverage.

The Uk has more than 3500 cinema screens although not all are British owned or show British films.

The exhibitors take their share of the box office receipts after which the distributors recoup their marketing costs.

Once the distributors have been paid the financiers can recover their investments as laid out in the recoupment schedule.

Other windows.

Hospitality sales for hotel channels and in flight entertainment can bring in millions in additional revenue.

Uk audiences spend more on dvds than on cinema tickets so success on dvd can compensate for box office failure.

Television is the final source of revenue rights are sold separately for pay TV showings and terrestrial broadcast.

Once the film has made a profit the producer and key creative people can reap their rewards or so the theory goes.

The final income from a film is never known distribution continues in perpetuity and it may even be re-released in the future.

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