The process for creating a film requires many people and a lot of time dedicated to the project, from development to pre-production, production, post-production, and to marketing and distribution, the steps that go into making a film are more complicated than one may think. The entire process begins in the development phase before actual filming, with the backbone of any film project being the screenplay, chosen by those who want to create the movie, the producers. It is the cheapest part of making the movie as well as being the most important aspect, telling the story (Tomaric 5). It moves on to obtaining a legal “chain of title” making sure all rights to the story and ideas are theirs, this is very important to obtain insurance and distribution rights (Fortunato). Once the chain of title is secured, the producers come together and discuss finances, elements within the movie, and all general production. People such as the executive producer deal with raising the film’s finances whereas producers are personally responsible for all elements of production (Fortunato). The producer then partners with a director early on in the process to get an artistic vision of the film and to interpret and translate the screenplay (Fortunato). Agents and lawyers are hired, contracts are signed giving the go ahead, and the film has to have below the line people, above the line people, and studio personnel hired to continue on making the movie. The project is greenlit and ready to continue the process and advances to the pre-production stage where it begins with breaking down a film and assessing the budget (Tomaric 49).
Arguably the most important, and usually twice as long as production would be is pre-production, assembling all the elements int...
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...ef and enter the world they have created. They use visual tricks much like a magician would to please and surprise the audience in order to add to the quality of life, provoke thought, and provide inspiration. Since it is an increasing medium of entertainment and art alike, the filmmaker has many responsibilities on the messages he or she is sending to audiences either subliminally or directly. Art is a necessity in a functioning society, and the filmmaker has the opportunity to to showcase the technological output of a motion picture.
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Classical Hollywood Cinema is a chain of events that has a cause – effect relationship within a time and space. The environment looks realistic and believable to the viewers because the style is predictable, and the time is linear throughout the film. Each scene with the development of the plot and story is motivated by cause and effect. The filmmaking process involves four major steps that cut across the board. The process revolves around these levels that make it orderly to every individual involved in filming. The process has the following stages: Idea and Development, Pre-Production, Production and Post- Production. In Idea and Development it is normally
Hundreds of movies are released every year. Filmmakers try to create the next jaw-dropping movie that audiences will stand in line for hours and pay top dollar to see. The key to success is finding ideas that appeal to a mass audience. Viewers are the lifeline of any production company so making something for everyone is a savvy business move for the film industry. To cover all bases, there are over fourteen different genres of movies. Film making is not a solo effort. It is a collaboration between the actors, directors, producers and other key contributors. This combined effort or mise-en-scene includes all the elements of the film to include actors, backdrops, costumes, props and lighting used to meet the director’s vision (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011, Sec 3.2). This paper will discuss the elements of a movie clip entitled “You Can’t Handle the Truth” from the movie A Few Good Men.
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
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To understand the subjective ideation of film scripting, one has to consider the various possibilities of changing a section of a scene. There are innumerable po...
Technology is a central issue surrounding film making from the times of Charlie Chaplin's silent films to today's modern and computer-animated films such as George Lucas's Star Wars. In addition there have been a system of changes in computer, phone and video enhancement which has propelled vast amounts of information knowledge to the public at a rapid rate.
Bordwell David and Thompson, Kristen. Film Art: An Introduction. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Before each of these conventions is defined and analysed the process of making a Classical Hollywood film must first be described; it begins with either the completion of a script or the hiring of a scr...
budget a film because the cost of living is forever changing and this can affect how much is spent
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The film industry has always been somewhat of a dichotomy. Grounded firmly in both the worlds of art and business the balance of artistic expression and commercialization has been an issue throughout the history of filmmaking. The distinction of these two differing goals and the fact that neither has truly won out over the other in the span of the industry's existence, demonstrates a lot of information about the nature of capitalism.
This step would focus on how you would shoot the scenes, choose the right scenes, and what application to use in editing. You need to direct the film and make sure that the script lines are properly performed by the actors. Try to get a help of other videographers, ask for tips regarding about the suitable angles in your script lines. After shooting all of the scenes, watch all of it and try to mend all the ones that would really fit with each other. You should also use video editors that are known for great interface and features. Some examples of these are ADOBE Premiere Pro, Cyberlink PowerDirector, and Windows Movie Maker.
During the pre-production phase, digital tools and technology have transformed the script writing process by making use of digital tools and the internet. The internet is being used by scriptwriters to forward their scripts to directors and potential cast members but it also caters for peer reviews by way of online forums. There has been a significant increase in the last decade in the use of digital video cameras for low-budget film shooting along with higher definition vide...
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.