1) The ideaFinding inspiration to write the film.

Finding a director and producer for the film.Writing a treatment

2) The development

• The film gets pitched towards any film distributor who will buy the film, like Universal studios, 20th century Fox, Warner bros etc. They will be given the story synopsis and the script would be rewritten a few times before the final draft is done.

3) Packaging

• Finding cast and hiring the crew. • Making a production schedule• Financial/ recoupment planning

4) Financing

• The market• Investment• Pre-sales• Completion guarantees• Greenlight

5) Pre-production

• Casting• Storyboarding• Production design• Costume design• Special effect planning

6) Production

• Shooting: lights, camera, action.

7) Post-production

• Editing• Visual effects• Post production sound• Scoring• Colour grading• Final sound mix

8) Sales and marketing

• Selling the film• Marketing: trailers and posters• Press: print and digital (Empire magazine)

9) Exhibition

• The premiere• Release • Box office performance• Revenue

10) Other windows• DVD and Blu-ray• Streaming/downloading services• Broad cast• Video-game adaptation • Profit