The document discusses the different stages of film production: pre-production, production, post-production, distribution, exhibition, and exchange. Pre-production includes tasks like character development, storyboarding, and securing financing for a feature film. Production is the principal photography phase where footage is recorded. Post-production is where the footage is edited together with sound, effects, and other elements. Distribution and exhibition focus on releasing the film to audiences in theaters, home video, or television. Exchange describes how film content is shared and reused online and in fan works.
2. Pre-production
Before production can begin various tasks need to be done.
For animation- this would be character development, story boarding, ideas for
scores and musical numbers, and most importantly a plot.
For small production companies, this is everything that happens before shooting
begins like meeting the client, research, storyboarding, location planning.
For a feature film pre-production doesn’t begin until financing, screenplay,
casting and major staffing is done. After this location scouting, prop and wardrobe
preparation, special effects preparation; a production schedule, set construction,
semi-finalisation of the script (script-locking) and reading through the script with
the cast and director.
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3. Production
Production is where footage is being recorded, with actors on
set, cameras rolling. This phase is known as principal
photography.
For large feature film companies production means they can no longer
cancel the project without loosing money. It is cheaper t continue with the
project, then deal with the finical ties of cancelling.
Production also refers to the music producer creating scores and leading
the “creative direction of a project”.
4. Post-Production
Post-production is where the footage is pieced together with
soundtracks and graphics to create the finished feature film.
Things that happen in post-production include:
video footage and soundtracks being edited
Adding sound effects, special effects, music, titles, and graphics
Colour and exposure correction
Re-shooting certain scenes if needed
5. Distribution
Distribution is making a film available for viewing by an
audience.
They determine how the the film will be seen by the audience ie – cinema;
straight to dvd or television.
A distributor creates the marketing for a film such as “posters, trailers,
websites, organising free previews, press packs, television interviews with
the “talent”, sign contracts for promotions, competitions, etc.
They try to release films for the best time of the year for that genre
(“rom-coms” for Valentine’s day, horrors for Halloween) in order to
generate more sales.
Using reputation and size of the company is how they ensure DVD’s end up
in store’s inventory.
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6. Exhibition
…is how the audience can see the film: in cinemas, at home, on
DVD, through downloads, through television.
Events like opening nights and premieres are used to grab the media’s
attention and another chance to advertise.
Exhibitors calculate the box office take in the opening weeks; record
audience reviews (which includes those of the film critics and ordinary
people); how many times it runs in cinemas; awards in festivals, The
Oscars, BAFTAS, etc. Basically, they record how the public have reacted to
the film.
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7. Exchange
Exchange is how the film is used afterwards by other people, and
how parts of it form new media.
A youtube reviewer may share the trailer and include clips from the film in their
video. Or sharing a trailer with a friend over the internet.
People on tumblr may make “edits” or “gifsets” of particular scenes from the film
to express their feeling of it.
Fan videos or parodies can be made with clips from the film and published online.
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