PRODUCTION

What’s the first thing you need when making a film? AN IDEA What’s the second thing you need when making a film? MONEY How do you get the money? INVESTMENT How do you get the investment? TREATMENT

“The single most important fact, perhaps, of the entire movie industry is that nobody knows anything... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.” Two time Academy Award winning screen writer - William Goldman How do you make an ‘educated’ guess for the success of a film?

Franchise Sequels Star Director Genre CGI High Definition How do you make an ‘educated’ guess for the success of a film? Franchise Sequels Star Director Genre CGI High Definition 48 Frames per Second 3D Cameras

How much does a film have to make before it goes into profit? NEGATIVE COST Money spent before profit What makes up the negative cost of 60%? How much does a film have to make before it goes into profit? If a film costs $60m it will need to make $150m

The making of a film Pre – production Post - production Production Planning Research Budgeting Casting Scheduling Film editing Sound editing Soundtrack FILMING

ABOVE – THE - LINE COST BELOW – THE - LINE COST Producer fees Fixed costs of film production Producer fees Performer fees Director fees Technician costs Food Costumes Equipment hire Scenery Film stock Hotel Costs Properties BELOW – THE - LINE COST Changeable costs of film production

How has digital technology changed production processes in the film industry?

What are the positives and negatives of conglomerates and integration in film?