movie production

Making a film

Movie production is the process of creating a film, encompassing everything from initial concept through final edit.

The term covers development, financing, casting, shooting, and post-production.

A movie production can also refer to a specific film project or the company behind it: The production wrapped after three months in New Zealand.

Someone in production is actively filming.

Related

call sheet · shooting schedule · slate · sound · directing · final cut · rushes · sound stage · color grading · costume design · budgeting · storyboarding · sound mixing · dailies · green screens · special effects · best boy · grip

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Opposites
creation vs. consumption

movie productionmoviegoing

Attending film screenings

spectatorship · watching movies · movie watching · movie screening · streaming

production vs. distribution stages

movie productiontheatrical release

Film shown in theaters

movie screening · film distribution · movie premiere · theatrical run · streaming release

professional filmmaking vs. amateur/home creation

movie productionhome movies

Amateur recordings of family

home video · student film

Family

movie, production, motion picture

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