Film Production Workflow

Phases of Film Production

Our concern is with only three phases that is pre-production, production and post-production.

The first phase that is pre-production, consists of everything important before filming. Such as, screenwriting, story boarding, casting, crew etc. The first script written has to be the overview of the story so that the producers, directors or the actors may consider it. Then is the final script which is a detailed and informative script for everyone. A storyboard is a series of drawings that articulate how every scene will compliment the camera angles and the shots. The setting of a film i.e the scenery, the props etc is called mise en scene. Only way a film will come on the big screen or any screen is when it is funded by investments for it to be made huge. You first cast actors to play roles, choose set, costume designs, scout locations. Figure out all the props for the scenes and time and schedule every scene to liking of everyone.
Production phase refers to the stage when the film is actually being shot. It comprises of direction, camera operation, acting, lighting and sound recording. The director oversees all aspects of production.The camera person has a whole team behind them assisting them in cinematography. The cinematographer also oversees the lighting, the sound mixer records the sounds. The miscellaneous consists of makeup artist, production coordinator etc.
The post production phases is the period when the film has been shot, the cameras have been rolled and now is the processing of film before it is released. This consists of printing of film, transferring film to video, synchronizing picture and sound, final audio mix etc. The final task is to check for any errors in the film, editing and assembling.