Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 27, 2006 7:30:09 GMT
1. The producer gets an idea: finds a property, gets a story idea from a scriptwriter, reads a newspaper article, etc. He finds financial backing for his film idea, either from studios or from individual investors.
2. Once he has a script idea and financial backing, the producer hires a scriptwriter (or several) and a director, who will help him put his idea into a visual medium.
3. Often with the help of the director, the producer hires the actors, the production crews, cinematographer, editor, and other people who will create the movie.
4. With the guidance of the producer and director, the production design team, headed by the production designer, puts together the storyboards, sets, costumes, props, locations- a job that can take months or sometimes years.
5. When the film is ready to shoot, the director hires a cinematographer or director of photography, who sets all the lighting on the set and oversees the camera work to be sure it is what the director has planned. The director decides every camera shot; it is the directo who is in charge of shooting the script and determining the 'look' of the film.
6. All the actors' positions, intonations, etc. are determined by the director. Most ovies are shot with one camera, unless they involve complicated special effects shots. (Accidents, explosions, etc. would be filmed with multiple cameras because the scene could not be repeated.) That single camera is used to film the same scene many times. A conversation, for example, would be filmed from a distance (a long shot or a medium shot); then the camer would be moved to film the same dialogue from one side (close-ups on actor) and then moved to film the same dialogue from the other side (close-ups on the other actor). There are many takes of the same shot.
7. As the camera is rolling, the sound crew is recording dialogue with microphones held just out of the fram.e Later sound effects will be enacted by foley crews and drawn from sound-effects libraries. The musical score will be written later and added to the final version of the film.
8. All the film that has been shot by the camera that day- a long series of takes of the same scene or two- is rushed to be developed. The developed film of a day's shoot is called the 'dailies' or the 'rushes'. It is previewed the following day in a small screening room by the director and the editor, who determine if they have the shots they need or if scenes need to be re-filmed.
9. It is the editor's job to choose the best pieces of film for each scene and put those pieces together in sequence. Usually, the editor and director work together on the final version. The editor creates pacing, cross-cutting, montages, and other effects.
10. Post-production crews add sound effects, musical scores, re-dubbed dialogue, color tones, and digital effects.
2. Once he has a script idea and financial backing, the producer hires a scriptwriter (or several) and a director, who will help him put his idea into a visual medium.
3. Often with the help of the director, the producer hires the actors, the production crews, cinematographer, editor, and other people who will create the movie.
4. With the guidance of the producer and director, the production design team, headed by the production designer, puts together the storyboards, sets, costumes, props, locations- a job that can take months or sometimes years.
5. When the film is ready to shoot, the director hires a cinematographer or director of photography, who sets all the lighting on the set and oversees the camera work to be sure it is what the director has planned. The director decides every camera shot; it is the directo who is in charge of shooting the script and determining the 'look' of the film.
6. All the actors' positions, intonations, etc. are determined by the director. Most ovies are shot with one camera, unless they involve complicated special effects shots. (Accidents, explosions, etc. would be filmed with multiple cameras because the scene could not be repeated.) That single camera is used to film the same scene many times. A conversation, for example, would be filmed from a distance (a long shot or a medium shot); then the camer would be moved to film the same dialogue from one side (close-ups on actor) and then moved to film the same dialogue from the other side (close-ups on the other actor). There are many takes of the same shot.
7. As the camera is rolling, the sound crew is recording dialogue with microphones held just out of the fram.e Later sound effects will be enacted by foley crews and drawn from sound-effects libraries. The musical score will be written later and added to the final version of the film.
8. All the film that has been shot by the camera that day- a long series of takes of the same scene or two- is rushed to be developed. The developed film of a day's shoot is called the 'dailies' or the 'rushes'. It is previewed the following day in a small screening room by the director and the editor, who determine if they have the shots they need or if scenes need to be re-filmed.
9. It is the editor's job to choose the best pieces of film for each scene and put those pieces together in sequence. Usually, the editor and director work together on the final version. The editor creates pacing, cross-cutting, montages, and other effects.
10. Post-production crews add sound effects, musical scores, re-dubbed dialogue, color tones, and digital effects.
