Pre-production refers to the tasks that must be completed before filming begins, such as hiring actors and models, building sets, budgeting, planning, scheduling, renting equipment, and conducting tests. Key pre-production tasks include finalizing the production schedule, casting actors, coordinating special effects, wardrobe, special equipment, stunts, extras, props, makeup, hair, atmosphere, vehicles, animals, sound effects, music, and notes. Producers typically select the creative team, assist with financing, and approve locations, schedules, scripts, and budgets in pre-production.

1. In digital video, photography, television and film, pre-production refers to the
tasks that must be completed or executed before filming or shooting begins.
This includes tasks such as hiring actors or models, building sets, budgeting,
planning, scheduling, renting equipment and tests

2. Production schedules:
Cast Actors Special
EffectsWardrobeSpecial
Equipment Stunts Extras
Silent BitsPropsMake-up
HairExtras
Atmosphere Vehicles
AnimalsSound Effects
MusicProduction Notes

3. • Camera Operators perform a vital role within the camera
department on feature films. They support the Director of
Photography
• , and
• the Director, by accurately carrying out their instructions
regarding shot composition and development. The
seamless ease with which the camera moves is key to the
narrative flow of feature films, and is the Camera
Operators' responsibility. They are usually the first people
to use the camera's eye piece to assess how all the
elements of performance, art direction, lighting,
composition and camera movement come together to
create the cinematic experience.

4. • Producers typically select and bring together the key
members of the creative team, including the Director,
Cinematographer & Production Designer and potential
key cast members. They assist the Executive Producers
to raise finance for the production and, once the initial
finance is in place, they select other key production
office personnel as well as the essential Heads of
Departments. Producers also approve locations, studio
hire, the final shooting script, production schedule and
budget. More time and money spent in pre-production
can reduce time and money wasting in production.