Pre-Production
With the first stage of production; this is where all of the planned ideas take place for the project. During the time of pre-production, the scenes are all split up individually and it is set up individually to prepare to shoot the scenes in specific locations, the costumes, the props and also the cast members. At this stage this is where the script will be written (if not already completed); schedules and arrangements are also made for certain film-makers in detail for people who are available at appropriate times.
Production
In this next stage this is where all the filming for the project is done. Everything that was planned in the pre-production is then shot in the relevant locations for the scenes that were planned. Every scene made from the pre-production is filmed as many times as the director feels is necessary. This is important so that you can collect the best clips from the scenes to ensure that you can make the best possible scenes. All of the filming must be done correctly and all necessary shot angles must be taken as it can sometimes be very difficult or physically impossible to go back and re-take the scenes; which can be a major problem for post-production as if you mess up or miss any important shots out you may have to re-do the whole script from the start.
Post-Production
In this stage of the filming, the project now gets accumulated by the editor. First things first, the film editor builds a rough taken copy of all the different individual scenes. A rough copy is taken in order to select the best shots in the scenes. Then a fine cut of the copy is created by getting together all the edited shots to run smooth so that the final product is seamless. This is done by trimming the scenes to shorten them so that different shot angles can be edited into the project; as well as editing the footages with different effects such as filter for individual scenes, music or sound to seam with scenes, graphics and many others to be added in the post-production. Once the project has been screened and approved by the director and producer, the film is then 'locked' which means no changes are eligible to be made.
Main Producers of Film in America
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Paramount Pictures is owned by Brad Grey
Warner Bros. is owned by Kevin Tsujihara
20th Century Fox is founded by William Fox and Joseph M. Schenck
Universal is owned by Ronald Meyer
Lionsgate is owned by Jon Felthiemer
Walt Disney Pictures was founded by Walt Disney
Ownership of the studio
The way in which the ownership of the studio will have an impact on what films the studio make is dependant on the type of genre the studio is use to making. For example it very unlikely or almost impossible to see 'Walt Disney' produce a horror film because they're known for publishing films relevant to entertain children/ families. Ownership of the studio may also depend on their budget for example 'Warner Bros.' have the funds to produce a big budget film whereas Fox cant produce a massive big budget film.
Independent Production
independent filming is a professional filming production which features either mostly or completely outside of well-know companies such as Warner Brothers. So in other words the artist maintains the control over all the creative, artistic and editorial.
Distribution
What is Distribution ?
In terms of filming, the meaning of film distribution is the process of producing a film which is able to be watched by an audience. This is all done by film distributors who base their film determine on the marketing strategy; which type of media the film is to be exhibited so that it is available for viewing. These distributors are the ones who may set a release and other concerns. The movie could be exhibited by the following:
-Directly to the public
-Movie theatres
-Television
-Personal home viewing
The traditional way for distributing films would be movie theatres as this is the only place you get to legally watch it in high definition when it is first released. However newer ways of distributing films are through On-demand programmes and online movie sites which allow you to see the film when it is first out.
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films which is shown in either one or more cinemas or places to screen, which is usually held in a single city or a specific region. This is usually an annual event. The purpose of film festivals are to attract an audience or distributors to potentially buy you film. This gives people who cant afford to distribute their film in to cinemas the opportunity to get their in places over the world.
Some factors which may make distributors release their film on one weekend rather than another is because of superstitions; elaborating on this would be something like 'Friday the 13th' if a film distributor has a horror film ready for screening then they will prefer to release it on the 13th rather than another week because it sets more of a frightening mood and effect when watching it, and makes the audience want to see it more on that specific date. Also seasonal holidays such as Christmas, distributors are more likely going to want to distribute family films closer to the Christmas date as it is a time of the year where families are most likely to take out their children and also because most people can get days off work towards the end of December.
Marketing
Marketing is the process of communicating the value of a product to people who want it.
After spending millions of pounds on making a movie, the production company spends millions more on letting audiences know about it.
Films have a small/tight distribution window, which leads to a limited shelf-life. They may play in cinemas for as long as six months, sometimes for a week. The marketing has to happen at absolutely the right time to get audiences into cinemas and keep them coming. The movie studio may begin marketing a movie six to eight months before the release date, especially to create "a buzz" for an event movie, using teasers for example posters and short viral videos).
Marketers take an idea and spread it wide. Distributors build a channel that they control and that is used to connect things to people. This is the difference between marketing and distribution.
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