2. THE 12 STAGES FOR MAKING A FILM
Making a film takes years and involves hundred of people ,But all films starting
with a moment of inspiration .When someone thinks that would make a create
film
1 the idea
2 Development finance
3 script development You need these 12 stages
4 Packaging to makes and produce a
5 financing film.
6 pre production
7 the shoot
8 post production
9 sales
10 marketing
11 exhibition
12 other windows
3. 1.THE IDEA
Inspiration: Inspiration is all around us in
newspapers and in books.
Producer: wherever the idea comes from. It
is the producer who decides to make this
great idea into a reality.
Director: T he Director can visualise a script
and make it a reality. They know how to
take a story and putt it into the screen.
The Writer: The writer defines and clarifies
the idea, the plot and the main characters .
Treatment :The writer will then write a
treatment , A one page description of the
main story.
Pitch: A Pitch contains all the info the
producer needs in order to sell the idea to
financiers.
4. 2.DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE
Pitching the project: The producers uses the treatment and
pitch, plus her power of persuasion , to get money to develop
the script.
Production companies: The producer approves film
production companies for development money, but they have
projects of there of there own.
Sales Distributions Broadcast :The Producer can offer the
future sales and broadcast rights to the film in return for
money to develop the script .
Public investments :The Producer can also apply to public
funding body such The UK film council for a development
grant.
Private finance: The Producer can even pitch the film to
private investors in the hope that they will support the
project.
5. 3.SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
Synopsis: First, The writer produces a synopsis , And he and
the producer agree , or not, on the key scenes and big events
in the film.
Step outline : there are many ways of writing as there are
writers, but most writers create a step outline to plan their
script.
Drafts: Part of the writers fee is conditional on delivery of the
first draft. This can be the hardest part of film writing.
Revisions: once the writer and producer are happy, the draft is
sent to the financers.
Final draft: When everyone is happy with the script , it is
locked off and becomes a final draft. Then the writer gets paid.
Sales treatment: The final stage of the script development
process is the creation of a sales treatment.
6. 4.PACKAGING
With the script complete, the director and producer decide how they
want to film it and who they will employ to help them.
The producer and director must package the script into a full commercial
proposition ready for financing.
A common way to make the project more commercial is to attach well known
stars to the script.
Commercially successful heads of department carry considerable clout with
knowledgeable financiers.
The producer must know how much it will cost before turning the film into a
proper business proposition.
Potential investors will want to know how the producer plans to raise the
money, and how she plans to pay them back.
The producer packages the film into a viable commercial proposition, now they
need to see what people think of it.
7. 5.FINANCING
Producers must secure enough funding to make the film to the
highest standard possible.
Financiers can be anywhere in the world and if the producers want to
make enough money, they must travel.
Private individuals. Production companies and public bodies all invest in
films. The producer’s lawyer draws up contracts to seal the deals.
Producers can also make money from pre-sales, selling the rights to film
before it has even been made.
There are departments of banks that specialise in film finance.
Most financiers insist that a completion bond is in place before they
agree to invest. It is insurance for the production.
When all the insurance and funding is secured, the film gets the ‘green
light’ and the producer celebrates.
8. 6.PRE-PRODUCTION
With the financing secured, the full cast and crew
are hired and detailed preparation for the shoot
begins
Once all the heads of department are hired, the
shooting script is circulated and pre-production
begins.
The casting Directing , with the director and
producer begins the long process of identifying
and casting the actors.
Story boarding. Storyboards are the blueprints for
the film where every shot is planned in advanced
by the director and the DOP
9. 7.TH3 SHOOT..
Film making can be a constant struggle to keep it on
schedule and budget.
Shooting begins, funding is released.
The camera department is responsible for getting all the footage that the
director and editor need to tell the story.
Lighting, sound, hair and makeup must be done before the shot can be
taken.
Actors must create an emotional world and draw the audience into it.
Every special effect is carefully constructed and must be filmed with
minimum risk of injury to cast and crew.
Film productions are run with military precision. If they fall behind
schedule the financiers and insurers may step in.
10. 8. POST PRODUCTION
Post production usually starts during the shoot.
As the processed footage comes in, the editor assembles it into scenes
and creates a narrative sequence for the film.
Once the picture is locked, the sound department works on the audio
track laying, creating and editing every sound.
Digital effects, titles and credits are added.
Picture and colour are adjusted.
Rough sound mix goes into dubbing theatre where sound mixer sets
final levels.
After final lock the film reaches full lock and is now finished and ready
for duplication.
11. 9. SALES
The producer sells the film but not outright to the public, she
needs a distributor.
To help sell the film to the distributor, the producer secures the services
of a sales agent.
A trailer is made to advertise the film.
The producer and sales agent collect everything they will need to sell
the film to the distributors.
Producers go to great lengths to attract attention to the product.
High-profile screening at one of the top film festivals can be great for
selling the film.
The producer can now negotiate good deals with distributors around the
world.
12. 10.MARKETING
As finishing touches are being made, the distributors plan their
strategy and begin to market It.
The marketing team runs test screening to see how the film is received
from the audience.
Potential audience for the film is targeted by posters, cinema trailers,
T.V spots and other marketing materials.
T.V, newspapers and magazines all help spread word about the film.
Digital media and internet has flooded the world with information but
has also made niche marketing possible.
To get the audience to see the trailers, distributors must negotiate a
deal with cinemas to screen it.
13. 11.EXIBITION
Cinema exhibitions is still the primary channel for films to reach their
audience high profile star studded premiere is used to launch the film
to the public with an explosion of media coverage.
The UK has more than 3500 cinema screens although not all are British
owned or show British films.
The exhibitors take their share of the box office receipts after which the
distributors recoup their marketing costs.
Once the distributors have been paid the financiers can recover their
investments as laid out in the recoupment schedule.
14. 12. OTHER WIDOWS
A successful run in the cinema makes the film a sought -after product,
which can then be sold through other more lucrative channels.
Hospitality sales for hotel channels and in flight entertainment can bring
in millions in additional revenue.
UK audiences spend more on DVDS than on cinema tickets so success
on DVD can compensate for box office failure.
Television is the final source of revenue rights are sold separately for
pay TV showings and terrestrial broadcast.
Once the film has made a profit the producer and key creative people
can reap their rewards or so the theory goes.
The final income from a film is never known distribution continues in
perpetuity and it may even be re-released in the future.
