What are the three stages of filmmaking Video production in Film Pre Production Production Post production

Knowing FilmMaking is long process when you go detailed. There are many films School, Colleges worldwide. But Basic is same. Basic steps are same. Film production is divided into three major steps. In that… video production process

3 stages of Filmmaking Video production in Film Pre Production Production Post production

Stages of film production filmmaking process step by step

1. Preproduction
2. Production
3. Postproduction

Pre production Process in Filmmaking

If you want to be a good filmmaker then you must focus on this step. Because “how much you prepare pre production?” or work on pre production chances of success increases in film making. If you unprepared, pre production or work less. Then you don’t know how to shoot? How to manage time, money other things are lost if you don’t work on pre production.

Pre production is intellectual process in 3 Stages of Filmmaking Video production in Film Pre Production Production Post production. Brain to paper. In that…

Steps of Script Writing in FilmMaking

• Idea
• One line
• Theme
• Synopsis
• Story
• Script and Screenplay

There are many steps in script writing it is most intellectual part of filmmaking. Without Screenplay you can’t proceed.

If you want to write best script you must aware about what happening around you. Means current affairs, news, events, community, myths etc. Because you know the screenplay writing process but don’t have enough experience of community, reading books is also experience. You read the experience of writer of book.

What is Script writing process in detailed.

After writing a script next step is Building character, finding character.

No doubt It is visual medium every single frame have meaning But characters play the main role. People remember the characters most. So built Strong characters and simple story.

Location Hunting

As recommendation of your story. Locations are needed for performance. In simple you choose locations which make your story live. Because you shoot in a present mode.

You must create all setup. Natural or artificial it doesn’t matter but it must be look like natural in your frame.

Shot Break Down And story board

Note that Never work on sbd  (Shot Break Down) before location hunting if you new in filmmaking. Because after location hunting you get more ideas about framing & composition.

In Shot Break Down chart  every single shot is mention scene wise In that Shot size, story time, shooting time,  activity & Dialogues of characters.

Story Board

It is more detailed than shot break down. Here you are make sketches of every shot frame you want to shoot. In that cinematographer know the position of character, property framing, Camera angle, shot size, composition.

Art & property

Locations need to set a proper. some time you not find location as your requirement.

Artificial sets costly but you have to include in budget.

Property makes frame natural. Example If you are shooting middle class house in India. You must know what kind of property they are using in house. What kind of property arrangement they have. 

List out property scene wise.    

Costume

 As story time costume required for characters. You must collect costumes. Separate them scene wise, It is easy to carry in shooting days and also time saving.

Equipments list

For professional film making you need many equipment. Now in digital age its cheaper.

• Camera and Light

In that filmmakers using Arri alexa, Red, and other 4k, 8k, Black magic cameras as per requirement and budget.

Light is important as camera. Without light you can’t shoot. Because pictures made by color, light and shadow. 

Detailed equipment list       

Crew

You need team to work because you can’t work like one man army.

Direction, camera, editing, art & property, costume, light, production team etc

Budget 

After all that you need to plan budget.

How long your shooting, Budget will increases. You have to fix shooting period. And must be complete shooting in planed days. Shooting delay budget will increases.

In that equipment, actors, crew, property, food, vehicle, lodge, locations, post production budget is considered.

How to make film budget     

Flour planning 

It is one of the important point in preproduction. Flour planning is detailing of when ? where?  How ? to shoot scenes and shot for time saving and better result.

2nd step Production

this is second step in 3 Stages of Filmmaking Video production in Film Pre Production Production Post production

Okay if you work on preproduction then don’t worry its easy. You must follow planning as per preproduction.

Production process is second step in filmmaking. It is practical work with team everyone are doing jobs in his department. If any department is not doing well then retakes. So every part of team camera, direction, acting, sound, costume, makeup etc must focus on that shot to archive what Directors vision.

Retakes  Retakes  Retakes means budget of film is increasing so keep in mind you must prepare actors and other department in preproduction.

If you are new in filmmaking it is best to learn film making. Learning  filmmaking is saving money.

Practice makes man perfect

So you prepare preproduction well but you don’t have experience of camera, management, flour planning, Direction, You don’t know How to take shot? You don’t know camera rules, Direction rules,­­­­ ­budget will increase.

You want learn film making beast way make a short films

No doubt short film is best medium to express yourself in short period But It is also helpful to learn filmmaking process. Making film in short period, express yourself is big challenge.

In short film making you can learn all techniques in film making.

Post Production

After taking shoot as you want now it’s time to make a film. Means editing.

Editing is most important part of filmmaking. If you are best film editor then you are best director. You know what shot you want to take? And  How to take it.

Editor have vision, sense he is arranging  shots, scenes. Giving particular style of cutting, transitions, color, building an emotions.

Editing process is meaning making process.

Background score

It is audio visual medium. For impact of emotion background music is use.

Audience are feel the particular emotion of the scene. Means it is help full to meaning making.

These are the steps of film making. In post production publicity marketing of film distribution of film these steps are also important.

Because you invest money for earn money. You must know the requirement of market.

Which content, subject people like to watch. What is context? These are also important part of film making. 

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What are the three stages of filmmaking Video production in Film Pre Production Production Post production