1. The 5 stages of video production

2. 1 - Concept/Pitch
Financiers have to be convinced that the movie will be a huge, star-studded box office success
Fill out a ‘Project Proposal Form’ with all the relevant details
Be as persuasive as possible to secure a large investment in the movie

3. 2 - Pre-production All great movies started out as a Storyboard
Sketch out some ideas for the sequence of events in your movie
Lay the separate shots out on a table and reposition them in various sequences

4. 3 - Production (Shoot)
Lights, Camera, Action… This is where the cameras start rolling
You will need to organize sets, props, action sequences, scripts etc

5. 4 - Post-Production
This is where the separate shots are brought into the editing suite and trimmed
Titles, special effects and transitions can be added using Windows Movie Maker or Pinnacle DV editing software or iMovie for Mac.

6. 5 - Distribution
The final cut has to be rendered, and the finished movie made available to the general public?
DVD’s with menus can be created
Movies can be streamed on the web via Windows Media Player or iTunes