Film

1. BUTBEFOREWEBEGIN
SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER
STAY MUTE AT
ALL TIMES.
PHONES STAY
SILENT
PARTICIPATE
IN POLLS
TAKE NOTES Q&A IN THE
CHAT
STAY ON TOPIC
FOR QUESTIONS
LEARN PRE-PRODUCTION & THE PITCH

2. Pre Production
• Determine Your Budget
• Define Your Audience
• Clarify Your Message
• Research
• Write a story
• Look for current photos and
videos of the location
• Make a Shot List
• Get Permissions
• Determine Your Equipment
Needs

3. Determine Your Budget
• Pre production costs
• Equipment
• Crew
• Location
• Cast
• Production
• Post Production
• Catering
• Props/Costumes
• Makeup & Styling
• Logistics
• Meetings
• Distribution

5. Define Your Audience
• Platform
• Genre
• Preferences
• View duration
• Characteristics

6. Clarify Your Message
• Decide on the plot
• Research on the Topic
• Look for complications
• Look for similar concepts

7. BUILD a CONCEPT
IDEA FEST

8. Research
• Look for Similar content
• Get inspired
• Draw your Inspiration
• Talk to people
• Look for Previous Success
• Youtube
• Vimeo
• Film Freeway
• Weekly shorts

9. Writing
• 1 Liner
• 1 Pager
• 5 Pager
• Script & Screen Play
• Shot Division
• Story Boarding

10. Script
AV v/s Fiction

11. Script for AV

12. Script for AV

13. Script for AV

14. Script for FICTION
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15. Script Breakdown

16. Script Breakdown

22. Script
The Legal
IMPPA - Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association
http://www.imppa.info/
Save Your Script: Just send a
mail to someone you trust!

23. HIRE THE KEY CREW POSITIONS
• Executive Producer
• Producer
• Director
• Line Producer
• Ist AD
• Director of Photography (DP)
• Gaffer/ Electricians
• Camera Operator
• Ist AC (Focus Puller)
• Key Grip/ Grips
• Production Designer
• Sound Technician

24. MARKET
YOUR
FILM
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25. Who, Where & How?
Define your audience!
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26. DISTRIBUTION
• Private Screenings
• Film Festivals
• Youtube | Facebook | Vimeo
• Cinema Release
• OTT Release
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27. Money VS Recognition
• Exposure to other filmmakers
• Film Markets
• Collaborations
• Showcase
• Grants
Hit the Festivals
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28. MAKE
THE
PITCH
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29. THE PITCH
• Start with a 1 Liner
• Present the 1 pager or Synnopsis
• Recite the 5 Pager (1st Meeting)
• Present the Budget
• Script Reading Session (2nd Meeting)
• Lock budget and sign contract

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