the film industry

my ideas of processes of making a film:

• coming up with an idea or choosing a book to follow
• hiring people to work on the set
• script writing and choosing story
• casting: auditions (multiple), trial days etc, creating new characters or adjusting old ones.
• more script writing
• trial shots, makeup and hair trials, costume trials
• filming the movie: initial scenes in the studio, travelling if any scenes are shot in field locations, green screen shots, stunt doubles shots
• editing and cutting parts out
• filming more
• final cuts and edits
• premier
• in normal cinemas
• on dvd

actual process:
pre production-

• the studio, investor, or producer buys the rights to the source, such as an idea, book, or a story.
• a screenwriter converts this idea or a story into a script, also known as an original or adapted screenplay.
• the script is edited and finalized by the same screenwriter or writers known as script doctors.
• director, producer, editor, production designer, art director meet to make sure they're on the same page.
• script is storyboarded by illustrators to help directors. cinematographers visualise the scenes.
• costume designers create garments and accessories to help tell the story. casting directors audition and/or negotiate with actors agents and decide on cast.
• location scouting, hiring crew, lots of logistics.

shooting-

• director oversees everything, works with producer, takes storyboard and turns it into series of shots.
• production design team create the overall visual feel and aesthetics; costume, makeup, set design.
• cinematographer oversees everything camera and lights related and helps with artistic decisions.
• makeup artists work with costume designers and director to make actors and actresses fit their role better.
• actors and actresses show their talent, hope for a nomination in leading or supporting role.

post production-

• music editor works with songwriter to write the original song, and composer for the original score
• sound editors prepare what will go into the final mixing. there are dialogue and sound effect editors.
• sound mixers combine dialogue and sound effect and music tracks to create the final sound  track.
• flim editors cut and paste to make a two hours cohesive movie out of miles of film, adding in visual effects.

the producer is involved in every step, have expertise in directing, screen writing, etc. gets the best picture.