PDME - Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller

Production, Distribution, Marketing and Exhibition

Production:

1)      Film concept: an idea to focus your script on

2)      Writing a script: putting your ideas/story into script form

3)      Storyboards: rough sketches illustrating changes in scene or action

4)      Film funding: sending scripts/storyboards to companies to get funding for professional equipment and cast

5)      Cast and crew: actors, directors and cameramen needed to create the film

6)      Location: either using green screens or real life locations

7)      Shooting a script: breaks the film into scenes to be filmed on set/at the location. Can contain detailed notes and drawings, also photographs

8)      Organising a schedule: accompanies shooting script. Organises the day by allocating specific roles/shots at specific times

9)      Call sheets: cast listings for: makeup, who’s on set, what scenes they’re in and locations

10)   Equipment: different ranges of digital equipment are used

Distribution:

-          The film is sent to the studio

-          The studio makes licensing agreements with a distribution company

-          The distribution company determines how many copies of the film to make

-          The distribution company shows the movie to prospective buyers representing the theatres

-          The buyers negotiate which movies they’d wish to lease and the terms of the agreement

-          The prints are sent to the theatres

-          The theatres show the movies for a number of weeks

-          At the end, the theatre send the print back and makes payments on the lease agreements

Film marketing:

-          T.V adverts

-          Radio

-          Billboards

-          Magazines

-          Sides of buses

-          Toys

-          Phone apps

-          Websites

-          Posters

-          Social networking sites

Exhibition:

-          Cinemas

-          Premiers

-          Critics

-          Videos

-          DVDs

-          TV

-          Internet