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development
What is film development?
It's the initial stage of film production, the producer would choose a genre and decide on a sypnosis. The screenwritting is started, financing is sorced and rights to books and plays are bought. -
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Film production process
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Film development package
The package is the slling tool in order to get more financing you need to finalise the script and make a rough budget for the film. -
Treatment
A treatment is a descirpetion of the story, usually about 25-30 pages and helps visualise key points, it can include images that show the mood and characters in the storyline. -
Development hell
Development hell is where the film is stuck between development and prodcution and takes a long time to move onto production or never does. -
PRE PRODUCTION
Pre productionis the work neeed/ done before the production for the real film starts. -
casting process
First of all there is a series of auditionswhcih are done byt the producer director and maybe choreographer with a page(s) of a certain screenplay. the next stage is a group of selecterd actors/ actresses who read from the screenplay from the acctual film, there can be several casting calls in order to ensure they have the right actor/actress. -
Production design
The prodcution designer, director and dicector of photography get togther and discuss the asthetics, the feel and settings of the film. They colaberate with hair, make-up and costume designers to create the charcters looks, location designer to figure the right setting and the special effects designer. -
Storyboard
A storyboard is a shot by shot accurate representation of what the film will look like. they are usefull because they shw you possible weeknesses, and also if you have missed anything out. -
Location Recce
Location Recce is going to the site(s) that you are planning to use and ensuring it is safe and you can use it for what you want. -
PRODUCTION
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Prinicpal Photography
Google: Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production
this is the stage where the shots are taken, It is the most ecpenisve phase of making a film because of actor, crew, set and props cost. -
Cinematographer
They lead camera workers to shots that create continunity within the piece, but may not acctually film. -
On set
You arrive on set about 2 hours prior to when you arrange to film to set up camera, set the scene and do the actor's hair, make-up and costume. Start shooting, get as many shots as you need plus more to cut out and pack up then leave. -
Takes
the cinematographer: 'set'
the director shouts 'roll sound'
The camera operator yells 'rolling'
1st AD shouts 'slate'.
The slate operator : take number ...'
the director says 'action'
SHOT
The director :'Cut'...
If the director is happy with the way the shot went he will tell them to move to the next scene(print it'
If he is not happy witht he shot they will shoot it again 'Do it again'.
Once done the director: 'Thats a wrap' -
POST PRODUCTION
Post production is the stages after all filming is complete. -
The editor
An editor is a very impoartnt role in the the film making process An Editor slects the shots that works to combine them into a continunity sequence. -
sound design
The sound designer in in charge of all non- diegectic and diegetic sounf within then film. they may add foley and take away background noise whcih results in perfect on que sounds. -
foley artst
Foley: A technical process by which sounds are created or altered for use in a film, video, or other electronically produced work.
So a foley artist is the person who edites the sound onto the film. -
DISTRIBUTION
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distribution territory
This is where in the world the film can be legally distributed and shown -
Vertical and horizontal integration
VERTICAL INTEGREATION: Where an institution shares or owns part of the production and integration process.
HORIZONTAL INTEGREGATION: Where an organisation grows by buying other brands- it's competitors in the market. Horizontal intergregation could help a film because its means there would be less competetors and therfore most likely a larger audience for the film. -
Release date
A release date for a film is the date it will be shown nationwide in a cinema, they are usually specific for each country. They are important because it creates the hype for the film and gets people excited; they look forward to this date. -
Reigate Screen
Reiagte Screen is owned by everyman Cinema.this company aims to provide a home from home luxary atmosphere within the cinema with bars and lounge areas. the Cinema show "a wide array of mainstream, art house and classic films" for its customers. -
EXHIBITION
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Multiplexing
A method of sharing expensive reasorces with the aim of cutting costs. -
Independant cinemas
Independant cinemas aim to provide a wide range of filomsd to a large audience. basically they show the more diverse and less mainstream films.
