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So here we have our first basic look at our
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timeline, which is constructed of seven different stages, which is
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development, pre production, production itself, post production and distribution.
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So let's take a look at development, which is going
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to be our first stage.
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So development is where the people involved really start coming
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up with their story ideas.
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They start flushing out a final draft of the script,
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and they start thinking about about how much money this
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project is going to make and how much it's going
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to cost.
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Once they have all of those numbers and the general
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idea for the script, they can then take the the
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idea to potential funders.
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Whether that's through a go fund me whether that's pitching
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directly to a studio, this is how ideas get started.
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From there, we actually move on to pre production.
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So with preproduction, this usually happens once the project has
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been approved.
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Once it's gotten some funding and this tends to be
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one of the longest phases of production itself, it actually
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sets the stage for all of the upcoming phases of
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production department's air, created to address all of the aspects
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of production from art to music to direction all of
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these things on then the director works with all of
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these different department heads to ensure that their vision is
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clear. So even though there are a ton of different
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departments, the director is really the one with the main
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vision behind things.
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Whole scene.
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So as you're getting ready for pre production, there's a
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couple of things that you want to make sure are
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happening. As you go through pre production, you want to
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finalize the budget.
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You want to break down the script by scenes.
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You want to create storyboards.
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So you have a visual to go with the words
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on the page.
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You scout and secure locations.
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So you know where you're filming.
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You cast actors and actress kits.
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You schedule your shoot, you get the art department up
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and going so they can design sets and props and
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all that good stuff create a shot list.
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So you know what shots exactly you need, and then
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you get all of your necessary gear.
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So really, what you want to do with during preproduction
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is make sure that you have all of the things
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that are necessary in order to start shooting this film.
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So as you go through pre production, there's a couple
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of different people that are really key and involved, and
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that is going to be the producer.
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So the producer manages the project from start to finish.
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They tend to oversee the budget and the schedule.
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There really the big picture type of a person?
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Ah, lot of times they tend to be the big
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name that is attached to the film, whether that's Bruckheimer
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or different studios, um, stuff like that.
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You also have the director So the director, overseas shooting
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and assembly and supports all departments.
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They tend to be the one who has a very
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specific vision for this film, and they're the ones that
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are in charge of the day to day details.
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And lastly, somebody who's really involved at this stage is
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a production designer, so they translate the script into visual
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format, whether that's by story, boarding or concept art.
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Ah, stuff like that.
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So that is the preproduction phase.
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So once that is all wrapped up, that leaves you
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open to move on to the production phase itself.
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Usually even though production is what plays into a lot
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of what we see on the screen.
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It's actually one of the shortest phases of, uh, production.
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Um, even though it uses a lot of the resource,
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is there are a lot of times hundreds of crew
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members involved on blockbuster films and sometimes shoots can last
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for up to 16 hours on a given day, sometimes
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even longer, depending on the needs and restrictions of the
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shoot. A lot of people who are involved in this
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production phase are the art director, So the art director
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is the head of the art department, and they oversee
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the film settings from location to props to set pretty
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much anything physical that is on the is in the
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frame. That was something that the art director went ahead
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and came up with and worked with their team of
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set decorators and set designers and prop masters to make
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happen. You also, of course, have a cinematographer, which is
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the director of photography.
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They're responsible for capturing the script on video.
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They manipulate lighting and film stock and the camera, and
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really are in charge of capturing the director's vision on
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film. Lastly, of course, you have the costume designer, and
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even though they start working in pre production.
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They're always on set to make last minute changes and
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tweaks to people's costumes just to make sure that everything
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is looking top notch.
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All right, so once this production phase wraps up and
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everyone has gone through and shot what they need to
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shoot, So when you are working in this production phase,
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you also have, um, a couple of things that you
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really need to do before you start filming.
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Before filming, A crew has to get the shot set
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up and have the actors all in place.
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Three Camera operator confirms that they are ready by saying
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Camera on set.
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Once that they're all set up and they've called Camera
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on Set, the director is going to hell quiet on
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set, which means everyone needs to be quiet.
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Well, the audio levels air checked.
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The director will call standby as everyone is quiet and
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the cinematographer will start rolling the film.
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They'll announce that by saying camera rolling.
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Once that starts, the director is going to give a
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five count to say action.
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So there's a little bit of space before the actors
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start doing their thing, and then, um, he's going to
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do the same thing when there's a cut.
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So after the actors have done all of the things
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that they needed to do in the scene, the director
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is going to count five again and then call cut.
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And that is how shot works here in production.
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So once this production phase has wrapped up, this is
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when you can move into post production.
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So with post production, this is the part that is
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really focused on putting finishing touches on the film before
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it is distributed, which is our last phase.
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So a couple of people that air really heavily involved
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in this tend to be the editor, which you all
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have had some experience with editing at this point.
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What the editor does They organize all of this footage
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from multiple angles, multiple cameras, multiple scenes, all in tow,
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one cohesive sequence or timeline, including the role, different angles,
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all that jazz.
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They're also responsible for color, correction and the aesthetic of
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the film.
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So if there's a certain color palettes, the director wants,
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that is their job to figure out how to make
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that happen.
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You also, of course, have a music supervisor because what
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is the movie without music.
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They choose the overall mood of the music of the
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film, and they work with composers and orchestras and individual
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musicians to get the final sound that you would see
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in a film.
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And lastly, once you have gone ahead and finished up
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with this post production phase, you move into distribution.
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So distribution is key.
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Whether this film is intended for the box office, whether
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it's like a major motion picture or even if it's
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just something simple that people put up on YouTube, everybody
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needs a plan for how their film is going to
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reach their audience, regardless of how big that film is.
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This can include coming up with posters, taglines and adds.
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Even if a film is amazing, if it makes mistakes
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in this distribution phase, it can tank the entire production.
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So really, um, there's a lot of different moving pieces
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throughout this whole timeline, and they each all wrap up
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into each other and help to support making a really
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cool film