Production, Distribution, marketing and exhibition of a film

 

Production

There are three stages to producing a film:

Preproduction

 This is the period of time when all the planning for the project takes place. Also all the locations, props, cast members, costumes ,special effects and visual effects are identified at this point.

 

Production

This is at the stage when all the filming is carried out. All scenes planned out in preproduction are filmed at the relevant locations.

 

Postproduction

This is the stage where the film is assembled by the editor. The editor must first make a rough cut, then make a fine cut by having a seamless story, they then trim each scene meaning they shorten the film and lastly all music, graphics etc. are added in.

 

 

Who are the main producers of films in America?

Universal Studios

•   Universal Studios is an American film studio. The main studio is in California.
• The company is owned by Comcast.
• The company was founded by   
  
  

  Carl Laemmle Pat Powers Mark Dintenfass William Swanson David Horsley Charles Baumann Adam Kessel Jules Brulatour Warner Bros Pictures Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American producer of film, television, and music entertainment.  Its headquarters are in  California. Warner brothers was founded by Albert Warner Harry Warner Sam Warner Jack Warner     The ownership of the studio can impact what films the studio makes. For example as Warner Bros Pictures is a big production company they generally produce big budget films such as all of the Harry Potter films. Distribution Definition : Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marketing strategy for the film, the media by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing, and who may set the release date and other matters. The film may be exhibited directly to the public either through a movie theater or television, or personal home viewing, video-on-demand, download. For commercial projects, film distribution is usually accompanied by film promotion. What is a Film festival? A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Why is distribution essential in the film industry? Distribution activities such as film festivals are essential as  film festivals is competition, that is, the consideration of films with the intention of judging which are most deserving of various forms of recognition. In contrast to those films, some festivals may screen  some films without treating them as part of the competition; the films are said to be "screened out..." (or "outside...") "of competition". Marketing What is marketing ? Marketing :   is the process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers, for the purpose of selling that product or service. Examples of marketing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMDymk_gx3A Link to dolphin tale 2 trailer Marketing for the film Skyfall on the side of a London bus. Exhibition How do audiences get to see films?

• Cinema
• DVD
• Online Streaming

 

 

 

               What is the Box office for a film ?

a place at a theatre, cinema, etc. where tickets are bought or reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           What are ancillary markets?

 

   Ancillary markets are non-theatrical markets for feature films, like home video, television, Pay Per View, VOD, Internet streaming, airlines and others.

 

 

 

 

BFI

 

 

What is the BFI?

 

 

The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:

Encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom.