Thursday, 10 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
LIFE CYCLE OF FILM INDUSTRY
Film making is usually done in six stages.
STAGE 1
DEVELOPMENT
This is seen as the most important stage, because without this the film can not go any further. This stage is also know as the starting point becasue this is where the name of the film is reviewed. During this stage is when the idea of the film is brought forward. This nornmally involves the screenwriter, along side other cast and crew members. During this stage a pitch will be written to tell all about the story/film.
Projects in this stage can languish for months, year, or fall apart completely.
STAGE 2
PRE-PRODUCTION
This stage is where the storyboard is done, script writing, booking actors, schedualing, booking location, sort out the equipment and many more. This is the stage where you spend a bit of money. At his stage, finalizing preparations for production go into effect. The confirmation of some key elements such as principal cast mambers will be done at this stage.
During pre-production, the script is broken down into individual scenes and all the locations, props, cast members, costumes, special effects and visual effects are identified. An extremely detailed schedule is produced and arrangements are made for the necessary elements to be available to the film-makers at the appropriate times. At some point in pre-production there will be a read through of the script which is usually attended by all cast members with speaking parts, the director, all heads of departments, financiers, producers, and publicists.
STAGE 3
PRODUCTION
This is the stage that most film makers love because that's where the filming is sone, meaning going out to shoot the film. This is also defined as the process of capturing moving images or videography. This process can also take a long time, depending on how the team cooparates.
STAGE 4
POST-PRODUCTION
This stage is where the editing is done, putting sound tracks and special effects is any are required and in some movies this can take longer than the Porduction process for example "the movie 300 took 2years to be fully edited".
Post-production is, in fact, many different processes grouped under one name. These typically include
DISTRIBUTION & MARKET
At this stage the film is send out to the world so that the people can see. As with all business it is an important part of any release because of the inherent high financial risk. Film studios will invest in expensive marketing campaigns to maximize revenue early in the release cycle. At this stage adtvertising is done. Most film budgets will be ranging from 200 to 250 million US Dollars and because of pirace these days they have to go for a global release. Their promotion on distribution can go through a variety of channels. Target audience are the centarl to choose which channel you can use. The major channels are newspapers, magazines, billboards, television, cinemas, internet and undergrounds.
STAGE 6
EXHIBITION
This is the type of cinemas the film is shown (mm / ah), how long it will be shown. There is also a special exhibition type for example IMAX. They also compare the success of the movie compared to the DvD's.
STAGE 1
DEVELOPMENT
This is seen as the most important stage, because without this the film can not go any further. This stage is also know as the starting point becasue this is where the name of the film is reviewed. During this stage is when the idea of the film is brought forward. This nornmally involves the screenwriter, along side other cast and crew members. During this stage a pitch will be written to tell all about the story/film.
Projects in this stage can languish for months, year, or fall apart completely.
STAGE 2
PRE-PRODUCTION
This stage is where the storyboard is done, script writing, booking actors, schedualing, booking location, sort out the equipment and many more. This is the stage where you spend a bit of money. At his stage, finalizing preparations for production go into effect. The confirmation of some key elements such as principal cast mambers will be done at this stage.
During pre-production, the script is broken down into individual scenes and all the locations, props, cast members, costumes, special effects and visual effects are identified. An extremely detailed schedule is produced and arrangements are made for the necessary elements to be available to the film-makers at the appropriate times. At some point in pre-production there will be a read through of the script which is usually attended by all cast members with speaking parts, the director, all heads of departments, financiers, producers, and publicists.
STAGE 3
PRODUCTION
This is the stage that most film makers love because that's where the filming is sone, meaning going out to shoot the film. This is also defined as the process of capturing moving images or videography. This process can also take a long time, depending on how the team cooparates.
STAGE 4
POST-PRODUCTION
This stage is where the editing is done, putting sound tracks and special effects is any are required and in some movies this can take longer than the Porduction process for example "the movie 300 took 2years to be fully edited".
Post-production is, in fact, many different processes grouped under one name. These typically include
- Video Editing
- Writting, Recording and Editing the Sound Track
- Adding Visual Special Effects (mainly computer-generated imagery) C.G.I
- Soung Design & Sound Effects
- Transformation of Colour
DISTRIBUTION & MARKET
At this stage the film is send out to the world so that the people can see. As with all business it is an important part of any release because of the inherent high financial risk. Film studios will invest in expensive marketing campaigns to maximize revenue early in the release cycle. At this stage adtvertising is done. Most film budgets will be ranging from 200 to 250 million US Dollars and because of pirace these days they have to go for a global release. Their promotion on distribution can go through a variety of channels. Target audience are the centarl to choose which channel you can use. The major channels are newspapers, magazines, billboards, television, cinemas, internet and undergrounds.
STAGE 6
EXHIBITION
This is the type of cinemas the film is shown (mm / ah), how long it will be shown. There is also a special exhibition type for example IMAX. They also compare the success of the movie compared to the DvD's.
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