pre-productions
Before filming begins
Pre-productions is the plural of pre-production, the planning and preparation phase that precedes the actual making of a film, television show, music recording, or other creative project.
During pre-production, tasks like scriptwriting, casting, location scouting, budgeting, and scheduling take place.
Multiple pre-productions may occur simultaneously at a studio, or a producer might reflect on the various pre-productions they've overseen throughout their career.
Composing scripts for film
- rewritesSubsequent manuscript versions
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
- directorOne who leads
- developmentProgress toward maturity
greenlight · financing · principal photography · script supervisor · mood boards · sound design · stunt coordination · animatics
Sequencing shots through drawings
- castingShaping through liquid form
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
crewing · permits · contracts · table reads · rehearsals · set design · call sheets · insurance
Progress toward maturity
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- greenlitApproved for production
- principal photographyPrimary filming of scenes
- distributionAllocation across recipients
pitch · treatment · first draft · attached · packaged · funded · crewed · locked
screenwriting
Composing scripts for film
- rewritesSubsequent manuscript versions
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
- directorOne who leads
development · greenlight · financing · principal photography · script supervisor · mood boards · sound design · stunt coordination · animatics · casting director
storyboarding
Sequencing shots through drawings
- castingShaping through liquid form
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
scheduling · crewing · permits · contracts · table reads · rehearsals · set design · call sheets · insurance · equipment rental
development
Progress toward maturity
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- greenlitApproved for production
- principal photographyPrimary filming of scenes
distribution · pitch · treatment · first draft · attached · packaged · funded · crewed · locked · ready
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Film completion work
productions · principal photography · post-processing · filming · shooting
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