What is the production process?
The production processes have three stages that are needed to make an idea become a final master copy. This process can apply to any type of media productions, for example film, music video, television and audio recording. However, the stages for production can vary for each media, for example you don’t need to do any storyboard for audio recording, but all of the media production usually have the same stages. Pre-production is the first stage of production processes. Â
Pre-production refers to tasks that need to be done before filming or production begins. Usually small video company uses this stage, and they used it for meeting with the client, research, story-boarding and location planning. However, feature film companies also used this stage but they only used it for financing, screenplay, casting and major staffing. However, in this case pre-production includes:
Prop and wardrobe identification and preparation
Special effects identification and preparation
Script-locking (semi-finalization of the script)
Script read-through with cast, director and other interested parties
Having a financial plan is very important in pre-production, because without it you can’t develop your project. However, gaining the appropriate funds needed is very difficult, so to make it easier the company would have to plan out and consider how they are going to get curtain funds to pay for equipment, actors etc. the company would also need all forms of costs as it would help the company gain a clear indication of how much they will earn when the final cut is produced. It is also important that the company to carry out market research for certain aspects of financing such as different software’s and location. Finances can come from many people or companies to fund their project, such as; the company’s own budget, sponsors, fund raising and bank loans. In the film industry, there are many small productions, which will use websites such as ‘Kickstarter’.
Time in pre-production can be very important as arranging everything can help in the development of the project. Time in pre-production can include such things as deadlines, scheduling. This is good as it provides a target to achieve, and to keep development at a good pace, so you don’t get behind. However, if you do not meet deadlines, the company can lose money and you could lose your job. Scheduling allows the company to set work at a certain time and who is working on that curtain piece of work. This is good as it makes everything clearer and shares out the work equally. Time is one of the most important elements as it ensures that the companies project is completed on time and is at a high standard.
Personnel is another very important element in pre-production, as it has multiple aspects such as, the size of the team and assigning different roles. The company will also need to find skill personnel for each job so the job can be completed to a high standard. However, it is not a bad idea to hire unexperienced personnel, as they can learn on-the-job, and it would be financially better as less experienced works get paid lower wage then experienced workers. Furthermore, it is easier if there are more than one personnel doing a specific job as it is more likely that there will be less mistakes made, however it is harder to do this if the company has a small budget.
Facilities is another very important element to pre-production. Facilities can include making sure that the company has all the correct equipment needed to create the finished product. For example, in film to produces high quality footage you have to have the latest cameras and lighting. The company will also need to look at space, so that there is enough room for all the equipment and personnel. This is very important because if the space is too small, it could create an uncomfortable working environment, but if the space is to big it will waste money that could have been used elsewhere. Furthermore, facilities can differ in other industries, for example a radio station will only need recording studios and mixers. Additionally, it is important to know from the beginning how much facilities can cost, so it is important that the company makes a financial plan, as it will save a lot of money and time. Â Â
In per-production there has to be a plan created for materials, so the company knows what materials they need and how they are going to get them. This also includes were the company is going to get their materials from, which might affect the overall cost, as some supplier sell with better deal. These materials can be library and archive materials, photo-library materials, sound library materials, scripts, graphics, interviews and sources. To make sure the company gets all their materials they make a priority list. They do this to understand what materials they need most so that they can get them first, before anything else. Many companies also research their materials before buying, so they know they got the best price for it, which consequently saves money. For example, Sound Libraries is a place where you can get free music and sound effects. This will save money and time for the company as they will not have to wait for copyright laws on music they have used.
Contributors mean what the personnel do in the development of a project. In terms of the development of film, this can include; writers, producers, director, cinematographer, film or picture editor, production sound or sound designer. All these departments make up the development team of a project. Each department contributes a certain amount of work in a certain amount of time. Although sometimes companies will ask specialist to come in and ask their opinion on a certain topic or help in their specialised department. For example, in the television industry some shows invites a random audience and ask their opinion on the show. This is good as it helps the development team understand what’s working and what’s not.
Location is probably one of the most important elements in pre-production, and location includes of accessibility, cost, distance, area. Accessibility can affect the work flow of the company because the location can be hard to access for some of the crew, which means that some people might only be able to do a few days each week, consequently this will definitely make it harder to get deadlines completed. Also the cost of a location is very important as the company would want their location at a cheap price. Although the company might want their location to be somewhere close to other companies who specialize in the same industry. This could be good as it will allow the company to create connections to other companies that might have better facilities and materials. Furthermore, distance can be an issue as it could be hard for employees to get to work, which will increase the chance of them being late and then getting frustrated, and not doing their work properly. Finally, area because it is better if you find a location that doesn’t need any work done to it. this is because it will save time and money which will be better for the company. Â
In regards to pre-production, it is very important that you take into account all the ethics and copyright. Copyright is a legal process in which a person or company is given exclusive rights to print, film, perform and record a project. This helps protect any content created by someone who doesn’t what to share their product. Ethics is another important aspect in film interest. this is where moral principles influence the viewer’s choice in the film to progress the story.   Â
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