Friday 9 September 2011

12 Steps of producing a film.

1.The Pitch: An idea will be pitched by the producers to investors and financiers.
2.Investment: The producers will approach production companies and private or public investors for the film to be given a budget and start production.
3.Script Development: A synopsis is developed to decide which key scenes will be put into the film.
4.Packaging:The producer and director will make the script into a commercial proposition.
5.Financing: The producer must travel around the world to find the right financier. There are also special types of banks that specialize in film finance.
6.Pre-Production: The casting director will try and find the correct actors, the production designer will design how the film will look and who will make the sets.
7.The Shoot: This is the key moment in the film production, the funding will be released and the cast, crew and special effects are organized.
8.Post Production: The editor will assemble scenes from the processed footage he has been given.
9.Sales:Specialist sale agents will be employed to help sell the film, the film can also be marketed at film festivals to get attention and sales.
10.Marketing: The sales agent is used again but this time to market the film by putting it on posters, magazines and making adverts to be broadcast on television.
11.Exibition: A high profile premier with all of the stars of the film is used to launch the movie into the world.
12.Other Windows: The film will come out on DVD and may be broadcast on television company’s may also buy the rights to make the film into a computer game.

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