3 Steps To Making MoviesWhat The Audience May Not Know or See

By Mr. O’Brien

All Movies Use These 3 Steps(In This Order)

1. Pre-Production (Before)

2. Production (During)

3. Post-Production (After)

Step 1 Pre-ProductionPlanning For The:

Story - Content – MessageCreate ScriptStoryboard ProjectDecide Type Of ShotsIdentify Talent - CharactersLocationEquipment NeededTechnical Considerations

Permissions / Audio / Timeline / BudgetJob Roles-Camera Operator, Audio

Engineer, Director

Planning:It all starts with an ideaand is sketched out with a script.

Storyboard:Going from the head to paper

Do you recognize this movie?

StoryboardsDon’t have to be complexBut they need to show:

SceneSubjectType of ShotLength of Shot

Detailed Storyboard

There are people who make a career being a storyboard artist

Step 2 ProductionFollow The Pre-Production Plan

Use The Storyboard

Slate Shots – Film– Have Multiple Takes

Acting

Record/Gather All Content To Be Used

Always Record The Best Possible Quality

Be Detailed… Note The Setting, Noise, Lighting, Background

Always Create Continuity For Your Content

ProductionThe Doing… On location…

On Set

Following Pre-Production PlansUsing the Storyboard

Studio Sets

Studio Sets

Field RecordingOn Location

Step 3 Post Production Putting The Pieces Together

Editing Video – Use The Best Work

Editing Audio

Audio Overdub/Voice Over

Foley/SFX

Titles/Text

Screen, Test For Accuracy

Export: DVD, Web, Phone, Media Player, USB Drive

Release & Celebrate!

Post ProductionPutting it all together!

Editing

Editing

Post ProductionADR (Audio Dialog Replacement)This can be hard to do!

Overdub

Post ProductionSFX (Adding Sound Effects)Recreating sound to fit the scene

Foley

Post Production Studio

In large Post Production Studios such as this, it takes 3 engineers to craft the final audiomix.Their roles? Music, Dialog, SFX. A major motion picture can easily have over 120audio tracks. Making it work with the visuals is critical. Now… add 3-D…WHEW!

Within Each Step…There are many types of:

JobsRoles

Careers

Specialty Needs

And Newly Evolving Needs

On Camera and behind The Camera… It Takes Planning & Team Work!

No matter what the size of the…Studio, equipment and ideas are, all projects start with the same 3 Steps.

Pre-Production+

Production+

Post Production

Thoughtful use at each step = Success!