Pre-production is the work done on a film, before the film work is underway. The first pre production stage is development, which starts off with film ideas, what the film will consist of. This will also include the music and sounds included in the film. This is where the legal issues come in as the people making the film will have to get around the copyright issues of the sound and would have to settle on a fee to legally use them. This is also the same for books and plays if they're required for the film. The last stage of pre-production is to ensure the screenplay is written.
The second stage of this is pre production. This is started by making preparations for the film shoot, and knowing where to shoot, what times and the dates. After making these arrangements, the cast and film crew are selected and hired for the film shoot. After they've hired their crew, the locations are finalised for the film.
Crowd fund film- Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
This film was directed by Spike Lee; it was a smaller horror story. He took the decision to crowdfund because “no film studio would make it”. Around 6,400 people backed the funding of this film, helping raise a total $1,418,910. The funding took around a month to complete, starting on the 22ndJuly 2013 through August 21st2013.
The incentives offered for crowdfunding included spending a day with Spike Lee and the film editors, signed merchandise, bumper stickers, tickets to the film premiere and vintage pins.
Crowd fund film- Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars broke the record for the amount of donors backing this film project, totalling around 90,000 backers overall. The film raised $5,702,153 and the whole movie was funded. After having such a huge backing, the film was eventually given the seal of approval by Warner Bros to start production. Again with this film, it took around about a month to fund the whole film.
Incentives offered were varied. For example, a $10 donation would net you a PDF format of the shooting scripts on the first release day. A $10k donation would get you movie premiere tickets and a speaking role in the movie.
Necessities
Crowd funding is a necessity to independent filmmakers as it allows them to produce a film with the help of others if they have been turned down elsewhere. It also helps them keep afloat in terms of money, no loans or repayments meaning they can keep their focus firmly on their film. Crowd funding also allows a community feel toward a film.
Funding:
Foley studio: Priory recording studios- £480, Universal sound £240 p/h, FoleyFactory £1,250.
Green screen studio for 5 days: Camberwell studios £3,425
Bloomsburyfilmstudios- £2,250
Editing: Digital Snowball- £900
ADR: Recording studio- £720, Broadwater studios- £568.50
Makeup artist: LA Makeovers- £540, Antonio Spicer- £2,250\
Shot list:
A shooting list allows you to choose what you want with camera shots as they all need to fit within a budget. It allows you to create a schedule and an order for the camera shots, this helps the crew familiarise the days for shooting, and when they need to be shot. This also allows necessary time to be allocated for the shots and when they need to be shot by. This will give the production team the confidence they need ahead of carrying out the production.
Storyboard:
A storyboard is one of the must-do's ahead of carrying out the production. This is because it creates a visual image for the creator in the pre-production. The storyboard also helps the producer, giving them an idea as to whether it will work or not. This also allows the hired crew to see the idea, which means they can begin to start setting up the shots and the location scouting. With a storyboard, it helps the producer identify scripting errors, therefore it can be amended with ease.
Codes of practice
Before work is done on shooting and filming, the setting must have been decided, finalised and even built. Some areas may require a price as they may be private property. For example, if your shooting required a supermarket or somewhere open to the public, you would need to be granted access and therefore wouldn't be able to shoot there at your own will.
Carrying out a risk assessment for health and safety is a vital and will have to be done thoroughly to make sure the set is safe for both actors and crew. Legal action can be taken if a member of the crew is injured, costing a business a lot of money, therefore making many people redundant.
Regulatory bodies are those who watch over and govern multiple film areas. Examples of these governing bodies are as follows:
Unions- They look after cast and crew.
Equity- They make sure actors are paid the correct wage
BECTU- They cover directors and technical crew
ASA- They are the advertising standards authority
Ofcom- They have control over the british television, making sure they have a wide variety of shows that fit the code of practice. For example if something has too much violence, they will determine the shows outcome
Casting
Searching for the perfect cast can be a long and painful process as you may come across plenty of amazing actors, however they may not fit the grade. If this is the case it causes a problem with production, as the character won't be able to be themselves and be able to express themselves. Finding the right cast is vital, not only for production but also for budget.
Codes of practice
Before work is done on shooting and filming, the setting must have been decided, finalised and even built. Some areas may require a price as they may be private property. For example, if your shooting required a supermarket or somewhere open to the public, you would need to be granted access and therefore wouldn't be able to shoot there at your own will.
Carrying out a risk assessment for health and safety is a vital and will have to be done thoroughly to make sure the set is safe for both actors and crew. Legal action can be taken if a member of the crew is injured, costing a business a lot of money, therefore making many people redundant.
Regulatory bodies are those who watch over and govern multiple film areas. Examples of these governing bodies are as follows:
Unions- They look after cast and crew.
Equity- They make sure actors are paid the correct wage
BECTU- They cover directors and technical crew
ASA- They are the advertising standards authority
Ofcom- They have control over the british television, making sure they have a wide variety of shows that fit the code of practice. For example if something has too much violence, they will determine the shows outcome
Casting
Searching for the perfect cast can be a long and painful process as you may come across plenty of amazing actors, however they may not fit the grade. If this is the case it causes a problem with production, as the character won't be able to be themselves and be able to express themselves. Finding the right cast is vital, not only for production but also for budget.
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