Pre-Production Stages

Pre-Production

There are four stages of Pre-Production, here we will go through each and every one and explain what jobs are included in each and every one of the four stages.

Development

Development is the first of the four stages, it is a stage which mainly consists of people coming up with ideas and organising what will be needed, when it will be needed, and why.

Jobs included in this stage are: 

Script Writers - The people who write scripts for films, shows, advertisements or radio projects

Producers - In charge of basically getting money out of things and hiring crew, they look for opportunities to save or use money to the best of their potential

Casting Director - Finds people to take the roles of the characters as actors, an audition is required, this can be simply from reading an extract of a script.

Unit Production Manager - Manages the schedule and the budget of the production, they also report to studio executives or finances of the film.

Director - In charge of the story purposes and plots, telling people such as actors to go and to motivate them and tell them how to go about a scene.

Pre-Production

Where things begin to play out, Pre-Production is one step before Production, and it's when people start to form things together and decide what's going to happen when they get to the next stage.

Jobs included in this stage are:

Sound Designer - In charge of sound, making sounds specifically, using many different tools and equipment to make any sound needed in the film.

Storyboard Artist - Creates drawings in a frame and stencil which will specify and give a visual aid as to what will happen in shots 

Assistant Director - Usually present in Pre-Production, manages shooting schedules and numbers for the production itself.

Location Manager - Meant to find, locate and designate what areas can be filmed in and make sure it's a controlled environment, booking out specific places where scenes are to be filmed.

Production

Production itself, is when the film, is being filmed, by cameramen and directors, actors and equipment managers.

Jobs included in this stage are:

Actor - Actors have the job of bringing characters on paper to life, under the direction of the Director, they are the people you see in the film footage.

Camera Operator - They operate the cameras that will be recording the footage, this can also be maintaining them and keeping watch of them when shoots begin and end.

Lighting Engineer - Whilst they would help in previous stages, they're the most significant when in production, as lighting can reflect the tone of the film or shot, and it really works well if planned out correctly.

Make-up and Hair Artist - Self-explanatory, they design make-up and hair to meet what the Director, the Script Writers and Producers are looking for in their production, which requires great patience and talent.

Paramedics - Trained specialists at the ready in case someone on set needs medical attention, i.e, an injury occurs on an actor or an equipment manager.

Post-Production

Post-Production takes place after Production, the film has been filmed, and now it is up for another group of people, working with some of the crew, to compile the film together ready for theaters.

Jobs included in this stage are:

Editor - One of the more obvious choices, the editor works with the director and other sub-editors to smooth out the footage and make the final product.

Footage Ingesting - A job involving bringing footage to and from devices into different programs, it requires little to no mistakes because the cost can be high if one does fault.

Graphics Designer - Intended to make and design many posters and artwork for people to witness, drawing them in to see the film, a way to grow a crowd.

Dubbing Editors - In charge of bringing in any actors that may need to redo some lines or change up part of the script to make things work, they know what to do when it comes to vocals and the sort.