THE FIVE STAGES OF FILM MAKING

There are five stages involved in film and television and pop video production. These five are:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
This is the first stage where film makers research for ideas and also look at what the competition might be for their film. The things that happen are that the concept is invented and developed. Background research is carried out. A script and treatment are written.

PRE-PRODUCTION
This involves arranging everything in detail including the cast, camera test, the clothes they wear, locations, make up and anything and everything. You finish up with a Call Sheet which can be up to 100 pages long and is the plan for everything that happens on the shoot day.

PRODUCTION
This is the day or week or month when the film is actually recorded into the camera.

POST-PRODUCTION
This is the time when the film is edited together from the rushes and after effects go on.

EXHIBITION AND DISTRIBUTION
Distribution is when the film is placed with television, for DVD sales ect. Exhibition is when the film is placed in a cinema for showing