Film industry - Production Stages

There are three production stages when making a film these are pre-production, production and post production.
Pre-Production

The first stage of producing a film is doing all the important stuff such developing the idea/script, casting your film, assigning jobs for everyone, scouting locations which is called “Pre-Production”.

Production:

The production stage is when you film your script with all the actors and in the chosen locations. The length of the production stage varies from movies as the longer the movie, the more scenes meaning more filming time.

Post Production

This is where you edit your film. You do all required special effects, you add soundtrack etc. Also this is where all the filmed scenes get put together making it more of a film.

These are all techniques used to release and market the film.

Distribution:

This stage is how the public and audience gets to see the film, this is done from:

• Home cinema
• Theatres
• Television

Marketing

Marketing is how the film is shown to the public  Some ways companies market their films is:

•Social Networking such as Twitter Trends, Facebook Pages

•Advertisements on TV, Online ads (YouTube)

•Billboards  
Exhibition
This is how and where the public see the movies, this is done through:

•Movie Theatres

•Online streaming – Netflix, Movies Websites, YouTube

•TV

•DVD’s & Blu-ray