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1. Film Making Introduction
for Newbie
By Eddie Tiong
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2. Film making involves the employment of a large
number of people and, at times, it has taken several
years to complete.
This is dependent upon the complexity of the subject,
and the problems that come up while film making.

3. Film making is the process of making a film from a
story idea you have yourself, or being hired by another
to make a film.
A film maker is in charge of script writing, shooting,
editing and distribution to the public.

4. Stages of Film Making
• The stages of film making are:
Distribution
• A distributor
Post- takes the film
production on, and it is
shown to the
Production • The film is public.
edited, music,
• The film maker sound effects,
Pre-production shoots the film and any other
in it's entirety. effects are
• This is preparing
for shooting the added.
Development
film, crew and
• The script is cast are hired,
written and locations are
formatted into a chosen, and the
workable guide sets are built.
for the film.

5. Development
• The film maker's idea, or a story found by the
producer, is transformed into a usable script.
• This story can come from many sources books, true
stories, plays, other films, etc. When the theme is
chosen, a step outline and synopsis is developed.
• This will break the story down into scenes of one
paragraph in length.
• A treatment of 25-30 pages, is then prepared,
describing the mood and characters of the story.

6. Development (Con’t)
• The screenplay is then developed, this is edited as
many times as needed to make the story viable.
• A film maker may want to contact a film distributor
at this time to assess the market for this type of film
to assure it's financial success.

7. Development (Con’t)
• Hollywood distributors may be hard to sell, and will
consider genre, target audience, the success of
similar films, the directors of the film, and the actors
that may appear in the film. DVD sales and
distribution rights need to be taken into account.

8. Development (Con’t)
• The film is then presented to film financiers. If they
like what they see and hear from the pitch, financial
backing is offered.
• This can be offered from major film studios, the film
council, or independent investors.

9. Pre-production
• A production company is created and an office for
the company is opened. The film comes to life with a
story board and drawn out with the help of concept
artists and talented illustrators. A film budget will be
comprised at this time.
• The film maker will hire a crew. The budget and type
of film will determine the type and size of the crew.

10. Production
• Production: The movie is filmed, and more crew will
be hired. To help manage this stage of film making.
The director is in charge of most of what happens on
the set, but he will need to delegate responsibility to
others until the film is done.

11. Post production
• The film is edited for time and best shots using film
and a mixture of film and video.

12. Distribution
• The movie is released to theaters and duplicated
according to need. Press kits, posters and other
advertising materials are published to advertise the
movie. A campaign to launch the film with much
publicity is launched.
• The movie will succeed or fail. Profits from this are
divided between the production company, and the
distributor.

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