The film industry process involves several stages: 1) Development where a story is selected and developed through treatments, outlines, and screenplays. 2) Pre-production where the production is planned through budgeting, hiring crew, and visualizing the film. 3) Production where filming takes place over scheduled shooting days following standard procedures. 4) Post-production where the film is assembled and edited. 5) Distribution and marketing where the completed film is released to theaters and other platforms. Independent filmmaking also occurs outside the major studio system using newer technologies and distribution models.