Film

Film notes :

The life of a film :

Pre-production :

1. gets idea

2. goes around trying to get someone to agree to the idea

3. The script is written sand edited by the screenwriter

4. Director, producer, editor, production designer, art director - whole team meet to make sure they are on the same page

5. Script story boarded by illustrators to visualize scenes

6. costume designers create garments and accessories to help tell the story

7. casting directors audition/ negotiate with actors agents and decide on the cast

8. location scouting/hiring crew - logistics

Shooting :

9. Director takes storyboard and turns to a series of shots

10. production design team create overall visual feel and aesthetics - costume, make up, set design

cinematographer -oversees camera,lighting, helps with artistic decisions

make up - artists work with customer designer and director to make the actors fit role better

actors and actresses show their talent and hope for a nomination in a leading or supporting role.

Post - Production :

music editor works with song writer to write the original song and composer for original score.

sound editors prepare what will go into final mixing (there are dialogue and sound effect editors)

sound mixers combine dialogue, sound effects and music tracks to create the final soundtrack

Film editors cut and paste to make a 2hr cohesive movie out of miles of film, adding in visual effects

4 stages of film :

• production

• Distribution

• marketing

• Exhibition/Exchange