Production

PART 1


PRODUCTION:

What are the stages involved in producing a film -what do they include from the early idea to the final edit when the film is ready to be sold to cinemas and promoted to the public?

Pre-production-
This stage of production is where the planning for the project occurs. At this stage the props, casting members, costumes, special effects and location are identified and each part of production is broken down into individual scenes.

Production-
This stage includes filming all the scenes. The director controls how many times each scene needs to be redone/ reworked in order to achieve the best quality scene. All the necessary shots are taken and handled with great care.

Post production-
The editor assembles all the scenes into one film at this stage. They create a fine cut by getting every shot to flow effortlessly in a seamless story. Then trimming is the next fast that is carried out this is the process of shorting scenes by as few minutes or seconds. In addition, the editing of footage, music and graphics are added at this stage. Finally, the picture is then 'Locked' which refers to the directors approving of the final product and no more changes are allowed to be made after this point.

Who are the main producers of films in America?

                                                                                                                                   Michael Mann-

  

A student of London's international film school. He wrote the TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch. The first film he directed was the ward winning prison drama The Jericho Mile 

James Cameron

  In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton.

                                                                                                                                   Steven Spielberg

He gained notoriety as an uncredited assistant editor on the classic western Wagon Train (1957). Among his early directing efforts were Battle Squad (1961), which combined World War II footage with footage of an airplane on the ground that he makes you believe is moving.

Spike Lee

   In 1986, Spike Lee made the film, She's Gotta Have It (1986), a comedy about sexual relationships. The movie was made for $175,000, and earned $7 million at the box office

Tony Scott

He was a British born film director His feature directorial debut came with the vampire movie The Hunger (1983) starring Susan Sarandon, David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve. The film wasn't a critical success but it attracted attention from Hollywood.  

What is independent production?

An independent film is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. Independent film are also produced and distributed by subsidiaries of major film studios. Most of the time independent films are made with a much lower film budget than major studio films.