Boyhood Movie - Production process - Project Management

1. Film Project Management With respect o

2. Project Management Of Film Production.
• Pre-Production
• Production
• Post Production
Film Production Process
Initiating Stage
Planning Stage
Executing Stage
Monitoring and
Controlling Stage
Closing Stage

3. Initiating Stage
o First process of film production – development
stage: there is a thought or concept created onto
which the film will be based;
o then, this tiny thought is expanded into a much
larger screenplay, which is the deliverable of this
process.
o This stage can last for a very long time and can
be repeated various times until all the
stakeholders are content with the screenplay.
o The screenplay is similar to what the scope of a
project is.
o Also in this stage, an approximate budget is
created in accordance with the financers and
actors are selected for roles in the film.

4. Planning Stage
o In this process, also known as “pre-production”
for films, the line producer makes the actual
and more detailed budget.
o Further, all the resources that are needed for
the film are obtained, including the hiring of
crew members.
o Also, a schedule is created to estimate the
length of all activities and to avoid any
limitations, such as “talent schedule, costs,
release dates, locations, daylight.”
o Some helpful budget and schedule templates
can be used, such as the Gantt Chart.
o All aspects of the film are considered in this
process, including background score, songs,
and costumes. Finally, the strategy and
preparation of promoting the film begins.

5. Executing Stage
o This is the process where the film is actually
shot and everything that was planned is carried
out.
o In addition, the film is edited and credits,
graphics, and visual effects are added to it.
o This process can also be referred to as
“production” and “post-production” and takes
approximately a year or two to complete
depending on each film’s various aspects.

6. Monitoring and Controlling Stage
o While the entire film production process is going
on, the line producer continuously makes sure
everything is going as planned and the film is
following the script.
o However, if any process is going against what
was promised and planned with the
stakeholders, such as producers, director, crew
members, and the studio organization, the line
producer has to find out what the cause of this
problem is and try to fix it to get the film back to
how it was supposed to be.
o One example of seeing if the film is going as
planned is to see the “rushes” of the film and
show them to all the stakeholders.

7. Closing Stage
o At this last process of film production project,
there are special screenings of a film held for
certain stakeholders to see if the film has met
all the objectives they asked for and to review
the film.
o Also, after the project product, which is the
film, has been approved by the producers,
who are the main sponsors, it can be
marketed and promoted for a theatrical
release.

11. Overview Of TheMovie
Boyhood is a 2014 American independent
coming-of-age drama film,
written and directed by Richard Linklater,
and starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar
Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke.
Shot intermittently from 2002 to 2013,
Boyhood depicts the childhood and
adolescence of Mason Evans, Jr. (Coltrane)
from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in
Texas with divorced parents (Arquette and
Hawke). Richard Linklater's daughter Lorelei
plays Mason's sister, Samantha.

12. Production of Movie
• While the film was shot over short
periods from 2002 to 2013 (nearly
a 12 years span), production also
included a year of pre- production
and two years of post-production.
The film production employed a
crew of 400 over that time. Variety
reports that IFC gave Boyhood a
financial commitment of $200,000
per year — the total Boyhood
budget is roughly $4 Million.
• Completed film ended up running
164 minutes, comprised of a
whopping 143 scenes.

13. Production of Movie
• Boyhood began filming without
a completed script. Linklater
had prepared each character's
basic plot points, and the
ending—including the final
shot— but otherwise wrote
the script for the next year's
filming after re watching the
previous year's footage,
incorporating the changes he
saw in each actor.
• Despite the unconventional
screenwriting process,
Linklater stated that he had a

14. Distribution Of Movie
• Paramount Home Media Distribution
has acquired the U.S. home
entertainment distribution rights to
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, from IFC
Films.
• Film earned a 100score on Metacritic.
Boyhood has grossed $14.4 million in
limited domestic theatrical release off
a budget of $4 million.

15. Threats
• Long term commitment with
uncertainty.
• Lack of legal Agreements.

16. Results
• Boyhood premiered theatrically on
July 11, 2014, in a limited release in
four theaters in North America and
grossed $387,618, with an average
of $77,524 per theater, ranking #19
at the box office. The film expanded
the next week to 34 theaters and
grossed $1,170,217, with an average
of$34,418 per theater. The film's
wide release occurred on August 15,
opening in 771 theaters and grossing
$1,992,448, with an average
of$2,584 per theater and ranking
#11.
• The film's widest release in the U.S.
was 775 theaters. The film
ultimately earned $25,352,281
domestically and $21 million
internationally for a total of $46.4