Buisness of Film

Every film starts off with an idea. This involves sources of inspiration which will help you come up with the idea of the film, the producer who decides weather they want to make the idea into reality, the director who puts the idea onto the screen with the help from actors and cameramen etc, the writer who defines the story and clarifies it, the treatment which is a brief synopsis of the film and a pitch which covers all aspects of the film for a producer to try and sell the idea to financers and commission a script.
The development finance contains the pitch, production companies who give money to the film for development, sales, distribution, broadcast where the producer offers future rights to the film in exchange for money. It also includes public investment which means that the producer can go to things like the UK film council and apply for a development grant. It also has private financers who may invest money into the film.
The script development contains a synopsis of the film, a step outline which is used to plan their script, revisions where the script will be sent to the financers, the final draft when everyone is happy with the script. Then the writer gets paid. Then the creation of the sales treatment.
The packaging is when the producer and director then package the script into a full commercial proposition ready for financing. The cast, when they select actors to play the roles in the film. The heads of department, (hods) who carry considerable clout with financers. Detailed budget and production schedule because the producer must know how much the film will cost so he can then keep to the budget. A finance plan and recoupmerment schedule so that the producer can inform the investors their plans on raising the money and how they will pay them back. The complete package is when every thing is put into a commercial proposition.
There are a number of ways that finances can be raised in order to have the funds to make the film. For instance, you can sell the rights of the film before it has been made and this allows you to use the money for the making of the film. However to find investments such as these, the producer has to travel around the world and speak to different potential investors. It is also possible to borrow money and receive investments from banks as there are individual departments within banks that are designed for this purpose. Before any of this is possible you need to make sure you have completion bonds as an insurance policy for investors.
Once this has all been done, the shooting script is circulated and pre-production begins. The casting director, producer and director then go about selecting and casting the actors. You then make a storyboard which is like a blueprint of the film setting out the scenes and shots. The production designer then plans and hires people to build the sets for each scene. The special effects shots are always the hardest to do and can often take months.
After shooting begins the camera department are responsible for getting all the footage the director and editor need to tell the story. After all elements, such as lighting, sound and makeup have been sorted; the shooting of a scene can begin. The actors must make sure they do there job well by creating emotion and suspense to draw the viewer in. Whenever a special effect is used, it is always thought out and constructed carefully and at minimum risk to the actor. Film making has to be extremely organised otherwise managers can be forced to step in and make tough decisions.As each scene comes in the editor changes and arranges the order turning it into a full narrative. Once the visual pictures have been decided the audio technicians then get to work editing and adding sound to every scene. Digital effects and title credits are then all added once this has been done. You then have to adjust the colour and fine aesthetics of the film to get a well-rounded piece. Once the picture is locked, the rough sound mix goes to a dubbing theatre where it is finalised. The film has now reached full lock and is ready for duplication.