4. SECURING FINANCE
-Can be complex and very lengthy
-Must attract potential investors
-Generate confidence in film’s ability to create revenue
-Returns can be enormous
-But very risky
-The higher the film’s profile, the more likely to attract
investors
-Blockbusters attract more than low budget
-Only one in ten films make significant financial return
8. EEXXEERRCCIISSEE
Titanic $200,000,000
Spiderman 2 $200,000,000
Waterworld $175,000,000
The,Wild,Wild West $175,000,000
Van Helsing $170,000,000
Terminator 3 $170,000,000
Troy $150,000,000
With a partner, look at the list of the biggest film budgets and discuss what
factors do you think helped secure such huge amounts of investment in these
films?
13. SSttaaggeess ((bbrriieeff))
STAGES
Development -ideas for the film
-legal issues (ownership/music etc)
-rights to books/plays are bought (if borrowed)
-screenplay is written
Pre-production -Preparations are made for the shoot
-cast and film crew are hired
-locations are selected
-sets are built
Production -The raw elements for the finished film are recorded.
(filmed using cameras/mics etc)
Post-production -The film is edited
-production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but
separately) edited
-music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed
and recorded
-if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are
designed and recorded;
-any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are
digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into
"stems" then the stems are mixed then married to
picture
-film is fully completed ("locked")
15. RELEASE CYCLES
0 months Theatrical release
3 months Airline
4-6 months Hotel pay-per-view
6 months PPV/Video-on-demand
6 months DVD rental
6-12 months DVD sale
18 months Pay-TV (eg FilmFour, Sky)
36 months Free-TV (eg BBC1)
Further revenues are available from soundtracks,
merchandise, sponsorship and long term library sales.