Stages of production

Last lesson we were looking at the different stages of production. We need to know what the stages are as they are important information for our preliminary exercise. The first stage is pre-production which means that you need to find actors, a set, props and costumes, writing the script and creating a story board. These are the main components that are needed to start the exercise. The next step is production; which includes filming, directing and assigning people to what role they are playing. The third step is post-production which is the editing and the adding of the sound after it has been filmed. The final part is about when you are on location you need to be making sure that the equipment works and that you have everything you need, you need to be in control of your location so  you need to make sure that no one else is in the room/area that you are filming in. You need to be clear that everything stays in the same place through out each shot as it will be noticeable if something moves when it cuts to another scene, you need to know how to buffer your shots to give effect. If something goes wrong you need to retake the shot so that it is perfect and so it fits into place with the following or before scene. These are all really important for the preliminary task that we have been set because it ensures us that we are fully understanding what is going to happen and how to do it.