The three stags of production

The 3 stages if film production;

1. This stage is pre- production, pre- production is everything that is done before the movie is created, for example:

• The planning of the movie
• The scripting of the movie 
• And the storyboarding for how it will be filmed.

For a small video company, pre-production may refer to everything that happens before shooting begins, for example, meeting with the client, research, storyboarding, location planning, etc.

For feature films, pre-production is more specific and only begins when other milestones have been met such as financing, screenplay, casting and major staffing. In this case pre-production includes:

• Location scouting

• Prop and wardrobe identification and preparation

• Special effects identification and preparation

• Production schedule

• Set construction

• Script-locking (semi-finalisation of the script)

• Script read-through with cast, director and other interested parties

 2. The next stage is the production stage this stage is the actual recording and filming;

In film and video, production refers to the part of the process in which footage is recorded. This is what most people imagine when they think of a film being made — actors on sets, cameras rolling, etc. The production phase is also known as principal photography.

In large feature films the beginning of the production phase marks the "point of no return", i.e. the point at which it is no longer financially viable to cancel the project. At this point it is almost always cheaper to continue until the project is finished than to deal with the financial fall-out of canceling.

The goal of principal photography is obviously to record all required shots, however it is fairly common to shoot "pick-up" shots in post production. Pick-up shots may be required when a mistake is noticed, a script change is made (this is unusual), or even if a performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory.

3. This stage is called post production this is everything between production and creating the final piece;

Post-production is the third and final major phase of the Production process It is often referred to simply as post.

There are many things which can happen in post-production. Common tasks include:

• Editing video footage
• Editing the soundtrack, adding sound effects, music, etc.
• Adding titles and graphics
• Colour and exposure correction
• Adding special effects
• Re-shooting certain scenes if required ("pick-up" shots)

In some cases post-production is relatively straightforward, consisting of choosing and arranging footage in the correct sequence. In most cases however, post-production is a time-consuming job taking longer than the actual production phase.