Pre-production is an essential planning phase for any film that involves obtaining financing, writing a script, finding crew, and scouting locations. It requires careful consideration of logistics like scheduling, facilities, personnel, materials, and other requirements. Effective pre-planning allows the cast and crew to be properly prepared and helps ensure a successful production.

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Key terms:
Scene- In filmmaking and video production, a scene is generally thought of as the action in a
single location and continuous time. There is usually an opening scene and a closing scene. A
scene is a part of a film, as well as an act, a sequence, and a setting.
Slug lines- A slug line, also called a master scene heading, occurs at the start of every scene and
typically contains three pieces of information: whether the scene is set inside or outside, the
specific location, and the time of day.
Scene description- A scene description language is any description language used to describe a
scene to be rendered by a 3D renderer such as a ray tracer.
Character cues- These are the character names that precede the dialog lines.
Dialogue- This is the spoken words of the characters in the script.
Parentheses- These are punctuation marks used in pairs to offset additional information to a
sentence.
Introduction
Pre-production is essential to all cast and crew on set as it allows for proper planning and gives
everyone a fair chance to shine. There are many steps within pre-production including:
obtaining finance, writing a script, finding a crew and scouting a location. These and many more
all need proper and careful consideration before making a film. For example, you may need
special permits in order to film in a certain area or to be able to use certain pieces of
equipment.
Finance for pre-production
There are many different sources of finance for a film, in order to make a film successful there
needs to be some sort of finance involved. When thinking about finance it is extremely
important that the producer thinks about how they will get the finance and where that finance
will go. You may try many different types of financing such as crowd funding, using the internet
and peoples donations to make the filmthis however require a good and well thought out idea
that’s good enough to get people excited and to pay to have it made an example would be
kickstarted which has funded hundreds of films many were a success and managed to make a
profit. This type of finance is extremely effective for people making a short filmas they can
support people from all backgrounds and can be started by the click of a button.
Requirements for finance

2. When making a film buget is required as not only does it tell you how much you can do for
example the more money behind a project the better equipment they can get and the more
professional, usually, the production will be. It is also important to get more funding as the
more people that have invested in the film the more people will consider the filma success
before its even released
Logistics
Logistical planning is very important when making a filmbecause timing is very important as
you may have a lot of people working on the set from the designers to the actors to the
cameramen, a lot of setup is required and if there isn't a proper schedule to keep track of it you
can waste a lot of money. You may also need specialist equipment like a crane which may have
to booked meaning each individual day of filming needs to be planned to some extent.
Facilities
You will be relying on facilities not only for the recording of the film but the making of the sets,
as somewhere for the cast and crew to go and as a place to acquire additional equipment if
needed.
Location
A very important part and depending on the content of the film and it could make or break it. It
is easier if the majority is filmed in the studio however if an onsite recording is required you will
need permission from whoever owns the land to film there. This can be very effective in putting
the audience in the world of the filmas it will be recorded at a real location.
Personnel
This may be the most expensive part of the process as it involves getting specialized people
mostly to do specialized jobs like a camera operator or director furthermore in general the
better someone is at their job the more expensive they will be especially for big actors which
can take up millions from the budget
Materials
What mainly falls under this category is props and depending on what they can be very
expensive however with the right props it can help five the filmmore realismand give the
audience a better impression of the fil overall however things like greenscreens and the actual
designs of sets also fall under materials all these things are vital in telling a convincing story.
There are other pre-production requirements such as creating a storyboard for your filmthis
should include a visual representation of your film mainly through drawing, these don't must be
professional but if the budget of the filmis large it would be best to make it as detailed as
possible. Each frame should be used to place information, pictures, symbols, or text.