Audience and institution

Role of the producer-

-Comes up with the idea of the film

-Find an appropriate script writer

-Find a project director

-Raise the money

-Making the whole film

-Taking the film to the market

-If the producer get any of these things wrong the production of the film can get seriously damaged.

Script-

-The script writer wants to inspire and tantalise the producer

-There can be from 12-15 drafts of the script before it is given to the script developer which is then made into the final draft.

The package-

-Screen play written

-Who is going to be in it

-Budget set

-Casting is critical

Script developing-

-Rearranging order

-Simplify/ cut out lines

-If the script isn’t right e.g. the team may not work well with the script

Attracting investors-

-TV companies

-Regional film fund

-Group of potential investors

Foreign investment-

-Not just in the UK, across channel

-Multi partner, the producer is in charge

Planning-

-Break the script down, do the hardest scenes first

-Casting

-How you’re going to tell the story

-Cinematographer, right hand man of the director

Budget-

-Based on investment

-Draw up a finance plan

-What, why, how can you do?

-Break down the script into sections, case, props, location ect

Above and below the line costs-

Above-

-Creative part of the film

-Producer

-Director

-Set

-Cast

-Script

Below-

-Making the film

-Pre-production

-Schedule

-Costumes

-Photographs

Audience-

-Where do they see this playing?

-Connect the idea of the film to the audience, who will want to watch it?

-Will they get the money they spent making the film and more?
if not dramatically cut the budget or don’t make the film

Marketing-

-Hidden cost

-Additional cost

-Global advertisement

-DVD, TV, paper view

-Certain time of year depends on what films are released

-Who is going to be in the film

-Genre, movie stars, famous director

-Costs more to market the film than it does to make the film