How Films Are Made

How films are made

Pre-Production

• Basic concept of script and story board  is made
• The script is broken down into individual scenes 
• Location is revealed 
• Cast members are notified 
• Costumes and props are identified 
• Schedule is produced and arrangements are made for necessary elements and times 
• Sets are constructed 
• Crew is hired 

Production

Post-production is, in fact, many different processes grouped under one name. Following below:

• Video editing the picture of a television program using an edit decision list 
• Writing, (re)recording, and editing the soundtrack.
• Adding visual special effects - mainly computer-generated imagery 
• Sound design, Sound effects, ADR, Foley and Music, culminating in a process known as sound re-recording or mixing with professional audio equipment.
• Transfer of Color motion picture film to Video 

Production is where the cast and crew get to work. It is the most practical side of the three stages. It is when the planning turns into reality. When the storyboards come alive. The cinematographers get to work and attempt to get the directors vision onto the camera. The actors act at their best abilities to make the film realistic and phenomenal.

How Films Are Made

Pre Production is a stage that takes place before the actual production. What is included in this stage depends on the situation. For a small video company, pre production may include storyboarding, script writing, meeting the clients, research and planning the location. For something like a feature film however, pre production is much more important and complicated as the director may need to sort out the financing, screenplay, casting and major staffing. Pre production for feature films will include:

paying for locations.
Prop and wardrobe preparation.
Planning special effects.
Production schedule.
Set construction.
Finalising the script.
Script read through with cast, director and people that may be interested.

Production is where the cast and crew get to work. It is the most practical side of the three stages. It is when the planning turns into reality. When the storyboards come alive. The cinematographers get to work and attempt to get the directors vision onto the camera. The actors act at their best abilities to make the film realistic and phenomenal.

Post production is when the editing takes place. This is when the green screen turns into a fairytale world and when the stupid acting turns into realistic magical super powers. Editing is probably the most important stages because if it wasn't for post production, the movie wouldn't be able to come together. The colour grade also sets the mood to the video's so without it, videos would just be plain everyday clips that you could of filmed with your phone. The different types of cuts set the mood of the film, most where you don't even realise that the scene is being cut up because it is so smoothly done. On post production text, graphics and sound can also be added in. The videos can also be merged, cropped and deleted if you wish.