film production

Making a movie

Film production is the process of creating a motion picture, from initial concept through finished product.

The term covers all phases: development, pre-production, principal photography, post-production, and distribution.

It also refers to the industry or business of making films: She works in film production.

A film production may designate a specific project: The production wrapped last month.

Related

video editing · final cut · directing · principal photography · dailies · budgeting · rushes · location scouting · casting · green screens · sound stage · movie set · gaffer · call sheet · costume design · set design · acting · grip

Categories
Opposites
film industry stages

film productionfilm distribution

Supplying movies to venues

theatrical release · movie screening · box office · movie theaters · cinemas

creative vs. consumptive activity

film productionmovie watching

Seeing a motion picture

moviegoing · spectatorship · film criticism

media production types

film productiontelevision production

Creating broadcast programs

stage production · radio production · live performance · podcast production · theatrical performance

Family

film, produce, production, producer, films, producing, filmed, reproduce, reproduction

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G