Keighley Garside Pre-Production Portfolio

The main processes in the development stage are: Ideas being generated  Pre-visualisation images are being drawn  Financing is sought  Production company is sought Treatment (project outline) is written   The main processes in the pre-production stage are: Getting the rights the material (example Harry Potter getting permission of J.K Rowling) Storyboards are designed  Screenplay is written  Studio time is booked  Locations are scouted and secured  Auditions are held Actors and crew are hired  Rehearsals take place  Sets are build  Costumes designed and fitted The development stage is carefully done because it is making sure that the film can be green lit and start to be prepared for production. The first thing that needs to be done is generating ideas because otherwise their will be no possibility of a film being made without a seed of an idea. This leads to having a treatment which is a clear proj...

Unions for personnel   Trade unions is an organisation made up of people, the aim of a trade union is to protect and get higher pay for the people they represent. The three main trade unions for film or media based people are Equity, BECTU and PACT these three trade unions represent different types of jobs and people.  Equity represents actors or actresses and protects them and if an actor or actress has an issue with being paid for example their trade union will step in and negotiate the issue.  BECTU represents people such as technicians, screenplay writers and other crew the trade union will look after them if any issue were brought about with their pay or health and safety.  PACT represents freelance producers who jump from project to project the PACT union will protect its members and if any issues were brought to light then they would have there union rep sort out the issue, sometimes as far as court.   Leg...

Logistics It is essential to budget and pre-plan expenditure for a media production because there are so many people involved and it needs to plan to the minute and the hour to make the production run smoothly and be kept on track. A few things that need to be considered is paying cast, crew, technicians, editors and so on  something else that should also be considered is being in the right location and having everyone there and ready. The risk of any media product is very high but it is even higher with a film production because money can run out or people can drop out mid production, however the money is all upfront which means all the money is payed out before one ticket for the film is sold.  Unforeseen circumstances that can affect production Unforeseen circumstances that can occur are things like Paul Walker who died on the 30th of November 2013 and Fast and Furious 7 was released in 2015 with Paul in certain scene in t...

Film - BBFC Films are regulated by the BBFC, which means any film that wants to be released has to send its final copy to the BBFC for them to give a certificate and if the certificate is not what the people who made the film wanted the BBFC will give advice on what particular parts to take out of the film to make it the certificate they want. The BBFC does this before the film is released so they don't have as many complaint placed about the amount of violence or inappropriate amount of something. The certificates are U which means suitable for all The PG certificate is the advisement of parental guidance. The 12A certificate is when it is released at the cinema or on DVD but it is only advised to be watched by viewers of 12 years with an parent. The 12 certificate  is advised to only be watched by viewer of the age of 12 or over. The 15 certificate is suitable only for 15 years of age or over. The 18 certificate is suitable only for...

Films Salaries - is an important part of funding a film because there are so many people that need paying the following are just a few of them: Cast Screenwriter Film Producers Executive Producers Directors  Visual Effects technicians  Composers and musicians    Copyright - is important part of funding because it has to be considered that showing another part of for example a James Bond film then the people would want money for the ability to use that piece of there films or their products.  Transport - is a very important if the director decides they need to film in another country or place and get all the cast and crew over there and also all the equipment that is needed for the scene they need.  Newspapers   Salaries - is an important part of funding a newspaper because there  are so many people that need paying the following are just a few of them: Reporter Edit...

Key words i need to know  -  Crowdfunding  -  The definition of Crowdfunding is  the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the Internet. An example of a crowdfunding website is https://www.crowdfunding.com  which shows us the companies that do crowdfunding that can be searched and gone into with more detail this website also allows us to see how many people they have donating and participating with certain companies. Crowdfunding today is quite popular today as it is allowing entrepreneurs to access a modern approach to  the market that is out there. The websites that are very popular are Indiegogo and Kickstarter.  A National Lottery grant -  National Lottery  Awards is a quick and easy way to get  Lottery grants  of between £500 and £10,000. It aims to help people become actively involved in projects that ben...

Where does funding for the following come from? Films -  Independent films are funded by Crowdfunding, finding investors, self-finance or get a grant. However Crowdfunding has become increasingly more popular with independent films. Crowdfunding is when raising money from a large number of people who each give a small amount which is usually done on the internet. A film that is an independent film is Trainspotting which went quite big which made the smaller companies bigger a few of these companies are Channel Four Films, Figment Films and The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company.  Films are funded by film companies, companies get their money from the pre-sales which comes form the script and cast specifically . Then when the film is going to be screened in the cinema money comes from the amount of people who go to watch it. Then money finally comes in from the DVD and Blu-ray sales. A film that is a blockbuster film is Captain America: The First Avenger which is created by...