the production process

pre production- Pre-production is the process of planning some of the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance. There are three parts in a production: pre-production, production, and post-production. Pre-production ends when the planning ends and the content starts being produced.

production- the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.

post production- Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after shooting or recording individual program segments.

pre production:

• financing confirmed
• find cast members
• hire crew
• locations, props, all effects are identified
• schedule is produced
• script
• screenplay is finalised
• sets are constructed

production:

• low budget film shot over 5-6 weeks
• high budget films shot over 75- 120 days
• involved camera crew, lighting department, sound department, directorial department
• runners, location crew, security, drivers, stunt crew, extras, caterers, rushes runners

post production:

• editing
• sound
• special effects
• filters

pre production

executive producer

Television. In television, an executive producer usually supervises the creative content and the financial aspects of a production. ... In the case of multiple executive producers on a television show, the one outranking the others is called the show runner, or the leading executive producer.

script writer

a person who writes a script for a play, film, or broadcast.

It's common for low budget films to pay around $60,000, and high budget films to pay well over $100,000. Comic book script writers can make an average of $100 – $300 per page, and script writers who specialize in writing for video games can make about $20,000. Those with years in the industry can make much more.

film director

A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking.

production roles 

Cameraman

this job requires 2-4 years of training and experience in order to work in a film. the cameraman captures every moment of the film. 

lighting crew

The different members of the Lighting crew are responsible, together with others such as the Camera crew or Designer, for the look and feel of the images that are captured on the screen. ... Lighting has become increasingly sophisticated, utilising a variety of lamps and accessories to create special effects.

gaffer

Gaffers work closely with the director of photography (DoP) to bring to life the overall look of a film by creating and controlling light. They work with the DoP to understand the desired light effects and figure out how to achieve them.

post production roles

editor

An editor is a critical reader and a lover of words, whose job is to polish and refine a story or an article. Editors are used in various industries and for many types of products, such as magazines, newspapers, blogs, and books. Editors are responsible for checking facts, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

sound designer

Theatrical sound designers are responsible for everything an audience hears during a theatrical production, from sound effects to the actors' voices.

special effects technicians

Special effects technicians create the special effects in movies, animation, television shows, commercials, video games and other mediums. They may utilize their artistic and design skills, or may perform tasks using computer design software.

post production- 3rd stage of production, includes editing, sound FX etc.

Indie film

An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies

Sight & Sound

Which distributor picked up Bait in the UK?

BFI, British Film Institute

Where did they see it initially? 

The Berlin Film festival 

What was the marketing Strategy?

Word of mouth and start in Cornwall (the late summer release)

How did Jenkins contribute to this?

He was at lot of the previews as "He has the ability to connect with audiences in a live situation"

What was the film's gross at the time of publication?

£264,000

List some of its technical specifications?

16 millmeter bolex camera

Radio 4 interview with Mark Jenkins

• A very positive review in The Guardian
• As a result tons of people at premiere (Berlin)
• Positive response on Twitter (Social Media)
• Internet begins to snowball on social media 
• Offers start to come in after film festival
• Mark Jenkins has done 75+ Q&A with audiences (Huge part of the success)
• Film is about 'entitlement' > resonated with a wider audience
• Film led to soundtrack record deal (Score created by Mark Jenkins)
• Mark Jenkins making follow up film in same style

Joint Ventures

Not all films have this luxury, through, so independent companies (i.e those free from the control of a conglomerate) may undertake a joint venture.

This is when one media company works with another on a project mutually beneficial for both parties 

Get Out:

Director:Jordan Peele

Stars:Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams

Production companies: Blumhouse, QC, Monkeypaw

Distributed: Universal

Budget: $4.5 Million

Box Office: $255.4 Million 

First Look deal:

A first look deal is any contract containing a clause granting pre-emption right, right of first refusal, or right of first offer to another party, who then is given the first opportunity ti buy outright, co-own, invest in, license, etc.., something that is newly coming into existence or not the market for the first time or after an absence, such as intellectual property (manuscript, musical composition, invention, artwork, business idea, etc.) or real property (real estate)

Blumhouse Productions (founded 2000)

Produces low-budget horror films such as:

The Purge

Paranormal Activity

Sinister

Monkeypaw Productions
Founded in 2012
Founded by Jordan Peele who is a director and producer
Monkeypaw had previously released comedy series Key & Peele on Comedy Central 

Advantages	disadvantages
-       Distribution -       Marketing -       Diversification into different platform -    Personnel (talented actors, directors create awareness and quality of film) -	-       Funding (the more invested into the film, the more they would get back) -       Ownership (investors buy equity of film, therefore you don't get all profits) -    personnel (large costs)

 

Explain why an independent company often works with other companies as part of a joint venture. use examples to support your answer. (4 marks) (PEE structure)

an independent company works with other companies to produce a film in order to increase its budget, improve its marketing and better personnel. An example of this was the successful film 'get out'. These companies merge because the independent company doesn't have the funding to create a high quality film with well established actors and personnel, therefore they join forces with a large company. This will increase the company's box office sales and revenue.

4 - good benefit of using a joint venture

Explain two disadvantages of being an independent company. Use examples to support your answer. (6 marks)

1. one disadvantage is that they have to get funding from other companies. This lowers the percentage of how much of the revenue the independent company gets. This leads to the independent company not being able to afford certain features to their content. This will include not having a strong marketing campaign, because they will have no other companies to promote it with them. 1 - you need to include an example

2. Another disadvantage is that independent companies have to joint venture to create a high quality, successful film. An example of this would be 'Get Out'. This is because they had to joint venture with a larger company in order to get higher quality actors, staff and equipment. This would of lowered the amount of capital they received from the film because of the investment that the large company had, therefore making the film less profitable and worth it for the independent company.

2/6 - you need to make it a bit clearer and need to use examples.