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Researching

the Film

Industry

By Megan O’Brien

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Development:A film always starts out in the development stage. The producer of the movie selects the story he/she wants to film they choose the films they want to create from books or true story's etc. The producer then gives it to the writers. Were writers take the story and re-write it making it

into a script. They re-write it to make it more dramatic and commercial for the audience. Next the screen play is then written. This can take

several months as it is re written again and again to improve the structure, dialogue, characters etc. As the screen writers want the film

to be as commercial, sellable and appealing as possible.

The next and most influential stage is that the film is pinched to financiers.

Potential financiers will be approached with the detailed screen

play. This is so the film may have financial backing.

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Pre-Production: This is were the movie is crafted in great detail and the overall

production budget is established. Many of the key elements such as the main cast members, director, assistant director, art director, choreographer, cinematographer, music composer are set, this is

done by the producer. Pre-production includes selection of locations and designing the sets according to the script. Wardrobe

identification for each character in each scene, props, special effects and visual effects are identified. Also casting is decided this is the

process were the casting director selects the right actors for different characters in each scene. Also a detailed schedule is produced and the screen play is page-locked even though the writer may still be

making adjustments.

The size of the crew depends entirely on the budget of the film. Many well established Hollywood blockbusters may have a crew of hundreds whereas small independent films will have a crew of 10 or even less. For major productions, insurance is created to protect against accidents.

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Production:This is the stage that entails actually shooting the film. Depending on how smoothly the Pre-production and the Development stages went this stage should be very organized as the locations, cast and crew

and script should all be established already. More crew will be recruited at this stage such as property master, script supervisor,

assistant directors, stills photographer, picture editor etc. This stage is basically creating the film itself. During this stage the director will

oversea cast rehearsals of dialogue, movements and stunts.

Examples of production companies: Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox: and DreamWorks.

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Post-Production and Marketing:

Next comes the post-producing stage. Now that all the filming is finished. It is the role of the editor to assemble the film. It is were the film is edited and shots are pieced together. The editor trims certain shots taking out a few seconds or minutes of some

scenes to make it run smoothly. After this the producer and director give their own approval of

the editing. The picture is then locked and passed on to be shown.

The next stage is marketing. This is where the film is advertised in many ways one being the internet this is a great way to advertise a film as it is

relatively cheap and very accessible for many people to see, also posters and viral campaigns. In addition film promotions in which the main actors in the

upcoming film attend interviews with major T.V programs to promote and talk about the film. This is a fantastic way to make people want to see the film, as

they get to recognize what major actors are in it. Also trailers and teaser trailers are used.

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Distribution:This is the stage where the film is presented to potential

buyers which are the distributers. So that it is then brought. The distributers will secure the screening of the films within cinemas. Once an agreement has been made the distributers can begin work on the release strategy.

The distributers job is to create a buzz surrounding the film so that the target audience can be reached and the sales of the film can be increased. In the distribution industry

there is a fierce competition to gain the right to distribute films.

A large proportion of major films released each year are sequels to other popular films and film franchises, such as the Harry

Potter. These films are more likely to be blockbuster films and therefore benefit from greater advertising and marketing for their theatrical release than some other films, as people will recognize them more. These films are a prime example of how distributers

try to create a buzz or frenzy around the film, by using advertising, merchandise, board games, video games, the

premiere and so forth.

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Universal picturesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures

I picked this film because overall it was a complete success.

The first trailer appeared in theaters and via the official website in May 2000, which was over nine months before the film was released.

The promotion and the distribution of the film worked extremely well as overall its Final box office gross in America reached $165,092,268, with a worldwide gross of $351,692,268.

A well known film that has the same thriller genre as ours would be Hannibal. Released in 2001 by universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures.

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Production companies:

Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company. It was formed in 1978 as a joint

venture between Warner bros and executives of United Artists. Compared to its founder it was never a large motion

picture producer but it did however achieve a high reputation. It merged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures to produce Silence of the Lambs a great psychological thriller. However it hit bankruptcy and was sold to ABC in 1991 and became ABC productions. Other films distributed by Orion was Amadeus and Dances with Wolves. All of which won

academy awards for best picture.

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Production Companies:

The Trademark team has an multi award-winning track record, covering a broad range of productions and budgets.

Trademark Films was established in 2000 by Bafta award winning producer David Parfitt and film financier Ivan Mactaggart.

Trademark’s debut production was the acclaimed 2001 film I Capture The Castle.

It recently released My Week With Marilyn which picked up two Oscar nominations

My week with Marilyn was backed by The Weinstein Company, BBC Films and LipSync.

It is a British production company, quite small but perfectly precise. With a particular emphasis on British original screenplays.