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The Film Industry Process

By Naomi Abraham



The Role of Producers

The producer is the person that overall control on every aspect of a film’s production. They are theones that approve the selection of the whole production team. Producer’s might be employed by a filmstudio or be independent, yet either way they helm the creative people as well as the accountingpersonnel. The main producer will appoint executive producers, line producers or unit productionmanagers who represent the main producer's interests.

Types of Producers Executive Producer - This producer enables and backs up the making of a commercial

entertainment product. He or she is concerned with management accounting and possibly with

associated legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). They also contribute to the film's budget, anddo not work on set. Associate Producer - This producer carries the functions in the production or post production

process . These responsibilities may range from helping to raise production finance at thebeginning of the production process , to supervising the final stages of post production.

Assistant Producer - The assistant producer provides administrative support to the producer andare involved in all stages of the production process from pre – production to post production.

Co – Producer - The co – producer’s responsibility depends on what kind of producer they are.However they always have less responsibility than the producer for the completion of the film.

Producers



J.J Abram's – Lost, Cloverfield, Alias, Mission: Impossible 3,Star Trek.

Tim Burton – The Nightmare before Christmas, Cabin Boy, James and the giant peach,9.

Mel Gibson – Brave heart, The Passion of Christ.

Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible, Vanilla Sky, Narc, The others, The Last Samurai,War of the Worlds, Shattered Glass.

Judd Apatow – The Cable Guy, Anchor Man, The 40 Year Old Virgin,, Knocked Up,

Spiderman, X – Men, Blade. Mel Brooks – The Elephant Man, The Fly, Frances, Young Frankenstein.

Dean Devlin – Independence Day, Godzilla, The Patriot.

Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy, King Kong, District 9,The Hobbit.

Tom Hanks - Cast Away, Mamma Mia, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Evan Almighty,The Polar Express, The Pacific.

Here is a list of Famous Film Producers



The director is the link between the production, technical and creative teams. A

director is responsible for translating the written script into actual images andsounds on to the big screen. The director’s main duties are casting, scriptediting , shot composition, shot selection and editing. Director’s must be awareof the film’s budget and schedule. Director’s have to develop a vision for thefinished film and define a practical route for achieving it.

During pre - production the director has to make hard decisions such as

selecting the right cast, crew and the locations for the film. Then the director’sdirect rehearsals and the performances of the actors once the film is inproduction Director’s also deal with the technical aspects of the film such as:the camera, sound, lighting, design and the special effects department.

Directors



Clint Eastwood - Ang Lee –

Woody Allen

Jackie Chan -

Here is a list of Famous Director’s



Marketing is important in the film making process. Thedirector and producer will get well known celebrities to starin their films. It is important to get well knows celebritiesbecause fans of the celebrities will watch the film. The maintarget audience for producers and director’s are 15 – 24because it is a wide range of people

Marketing



Film budgeting refers to the process by which a line producer, unitproduction manager or filmmaker prepares a budget for a filmproduction. This document, which could be over 150 pages long, is usedto secure financing for the film and lead to pre-production andproduction of the film.

Multiple drafts of the budget may be required to whittle down costs. Abudget is typically divided into four sections: above the line (creative

talent), below the line (direct production costs), post-production (editing, visual effects, etc.), and other (insurance, completion bond,etc.). Film financing can be acquired from a private investor, sponsor,product placement, a film studio or entertainment company, or out ofpocket funds.

Budget

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Here is how much the producers, director's, cast, the production cost etc. all getpaid in America.

Story rights: The right to produce a film based on a play, novel, video game oras a remake or sequel can cost anything from a couple of thousand (LeavingLas Vegas) to over $10 million (the video game Halo). An original screenplayby a Writers Guild of America member can cost from around $50,000(Quentin Tarantino's True Romance) to $5 million (M. Night Shyamalan'sUnbreakable .

Screenplay: An A-list screenwriter can be paid 100,000 to 2 million to write ascript, including $400,000 a week for each rewrite of a film in trouble, scriptdoctors may be called upon to revise the final draft at $100,000 to $200,000 aweek. Recently, Columbia Pictures has been offering the best screenwriters 2percent of the gross profits (after the production and marketing budget has

been deducted). Producers: Film producers and executive producers are often well-paid, with a

top producer earning a seven-figure salary upfront as well as bonuses and ashare of the profits. For Spider-Man , producer Laura Ziskin is estimated tohave been paid over $30 million of the crew at about $500,000 to $1 million.

Budget - (Continued)



Director: The DGA minimum is about $16,800 a week, for a minimumof ten weeks' work. n A-list film director can command $5 to $10million a film.

Cast: While the bulk of the cast gets usually paid by the Actors Guildstandard rate of about 2300 US$ per week, famous and bankable filmstars can demand fees up to $30 million per film, plus perks (trailer,entourage, etc.) and possible gross participation. Sometimes an actorwill accept a minimal fee in exchange for a more lucrative share of theprofits. Union extras are paid around $130 per day (plus extra forovertime or if they provide their own wardrobe) but on a low-budgetfilm non-union extras are paid less, sometimes nothing at all.

Production costs: The cost of producing the film includes crew wages,production design, live set and studio costs, costumes, catering,accommodation and transportation. The director of photography isusually the highest paid member




Visual effects: The cost of Computer-generated imagery effects andother visual effect work in post-production depends largely on theamount of work, the desired quality, and the effects company involved(Industrial Light and Magic being the most prestigious andexpensive); extensive effect work, as in Avatar or The Lord of the Ringscan easily cost up to a hundred million dollars.

Music: The top film composers can ask for a seven-figure salary tocompose an hour or so of original film score. An original song byChristina Aguilera (Shark Tale) or Kanye West (Mission: ImpossibleIII) could cost $1 million, and the right to use a song by David Bowie orThe Beatles cost $300,000. (In addition, the artist may wish to see ascreening of the film to see if it meets their approval; Bowie did so withthe film Training Day giving the film a good amount of pre-release

publicity.). More recently, the rights to have Led Zeppelin's "WholeLotta Love" on the film Lords of Dogtown cost producers $3 million.Sometimes a film will turn to unknown or little-known artists willingto licence the rights to their song for a small fee in exchange for thepublicity. Typically, the music budget of a major motion picture isabout 8 per cent of the final total; Spider-Man s music budget was $4.5million.




Film promotion is the practice of promotion specifically in the filmindustry. As with all business it is an important part of any releasebecause of the inherent high financial risk; film studios will invest inexpensive marketing campaigns to maximize revenue early in therelease cycle. Marketing budgets tend to equal anywhere between halfor three times the production budget. Publicity is generally handled bythe distributor and exhibitors.

In Theatre's : Trailers are a mainstay of film promotion, because they are delivered

directly to movie-goers. They screen in theatres before movie showings.Generally they tell the story of the movie in a highly condensedfashion compressing maximum appeal into two and half minutes.

Film posters

Slideshows - stills, trivia, and trivia games from the film, shownbetween movie show times. Standees (freestanding paperboard life-size images of figures from the

film) Cardboard 3D displays, sometimes producing sound[

Film Promotion



In filmmaking and video production, pre-production formally begins once a project has beengreen lit. At this stage, finalizing preparations for production go into effect. Financing willgenerally be confirmed and many of the key elements such as principal cast members, directorand cinematographer are set. By the end of pre-production, the screenplay is hopefullyfinalized and satisfactory to all the financiers and other stakeholders.

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 extremelydetailed schedule is produced and arrangements are made for the necessary elements to beavailable to the film-makers at the appropriate times. Sets are constructed, the crew is hired,financial arrangements are put in place and a start date for the beginning of principalphotography is set. At some point in pre-production there will be a read-through of the scriptwhich is usually attended by all cast members with speaking parts, the director, all heads ofdepartments, financiers, producers, and publicists.

Even though the writer may still be working on it, the screenplay is generally page-locked andscene-numbered at the beginning of pre-production to avoid confusion. This means that eventhough additions and deletions may still be made, any particular scene will always fall on thesame page and have the same scene number.

Pre – Production



In film and video, production refers to the part of the process in which footage isrecorded. This is what most people imagine when they think of a film being made — actors on sets, cameras rolling, etc. The production phase is also known as principalphotography .

In large feature films the beginning of the production phase marks the "point of noreturn", i.e. the point at which it is no longer financially viable to cancel the project.At this point it is almost always cheaper to continue until the project is finishedthan to deal with the financial fall-out of cancelling.

The goal of principal photography is obviously to record all required shots, however itis fairly common to shoot "pick-up" shots in post-production. Pick-up shots may berequired when a mistake is noticed, a script change is made (this is unusual), oreven if a performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory.

In music, production usually refers to the creative direction of a project. Unlike afilm producer who is more of a manager, a music producer has a very hands-on rolein the creative development.

Production



Post-production is the third and final major phase of the production process. Itis often referred to simply as post, e.g. "We can sort that out in post".

There are many things which can happen in post-production. Common tasksinclude:

Editing video footage

Editing the soundtrack, adding sound effects, music, etc.

Adding titles and graphics Colour and exposure correction

Adding special effects

Re-shooting certain scenes if required ("pick-up" shots)

In some cases post-production is relatively straightforward, consisting ofchoosing and arranging footage in the correct sequence. In most cases however,

post-production is a time-consuming job taking longer than the actualproduction phase.

See also: Stages of Production, Pre-production, Production

Post Production

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Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films,individually and collectively. In general, this can bedivided into journalistic criticism that appears regularlyin newspapers, and other popular, mass-media outlets andacademic criticism by film scholars that is informed by

film theory and published in academic journals.

Film Criticism

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