Film Making

Understand Film Making.

The idea;

Inspiration- ideas for films are everywhere they could be complex or very simple for example just a small conversation between two people can give out a lot of ideas.

 Producer- even if many people have the same good idea it’s the producer who makes the final decision; they decide what the film is going to be about.

Director- the director makes the film happen; they take all of the ideas and put it onto the screen.

Writer- the writer also takes all of the ideas, they then write about them and make the main characters, they write the story of the film.

Treatment- the writer then writes the treatment, this is a one page description of the main story and the characters.

Development Finance;

Pitching the product- this is where the producer uses the pitch and treatment to get as money as they can to develop the script.

Production Companies- the producer approaches film production companies for development money.

Sales Distribution Broadcast- the producer can offer money for the future sales and broadcast rights to the film if in return there is money for the script.

Script Development;

Synopsis- first of all the writer produces a synopsis and they and the producer agree on what they like of the key scenes and events in the film and what they don’t.

Drafts- part of the writer’s fee is the conditional of delivery of the first draft, this can sometimes be one of the hardest things to do.

Final Draft- when everybody is happy with the final draft it is locked off there maybe only a few drafts or a lot, when it is finalised the writer is paid.

Packaging;

What is packaging?- the producer and writer work together to package the script together into a full commercial proposition ready for financing.

Detailed Budget and Production Schedule- they do this to make the film into a proper business proposition, the producer must know how much it will actually cost to make it.

The complete package- when the package has been completed.

, they then get to see what people think of it.

Finance;

The market-  They can be anywhere in the world, to make sure the film investment is secured.

Pre-sales- The produce can make money from ‘pre-sales’ from selling the rights to the film before it is even made.

Green light-  When all the essential funding is finished and the insurance is secured, the film gets the ‘green light’

Pre-Production;

The kick-off meeting- When all the heads of department are hired they then start shooting script is circulated and the pre-production begins in earnest.

Production design- The production designer plans every aspect of how the film will look, they then hire the designers for each building part.

The production unit-The 1^st ad, the line producer and the production manager make up the key logistic triangle of the production.