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Apr 21st - 2 Min Read

The Three Stages of Film Production

By: Birhat Atrushi

Making a film may seem an amateur and entertaining subject and perhaps it is a lot of ‘having fun’ and less focus on instructions.


But even if you are a low-budget independent artist or a blockbuster giant, there is one process that if kept in mind, you shall be able to transmit your subliminal message from imagination to a moving picture!


In the industry, it is called the three stages of film production. It includes the planning, application, and distribution of a film in order to realize the idea of  your narrative (production) through careful planning and writing (pre-production) and its later merging, editing, and distribution (post-production).


The many disciplines needed to make a film, from Directing, Writing, Editing, Scoring, and even acting, are needed to distribute to each stage to smoothly run the affairs of a film.


Take for instance an actor, who needs the direction of a film director and a script written by a screenwriter. A script falls under the category of pre-production for its dependence on almost everyone. From the editor, director and so on.


The three stages of film production:


- Pre-production

Which includes, scriptwriting, budget planning, and generally, you should already have a storyboard.


-Production

This is when the film is ready to be recorded. A location from the scouting is recognised and led by the production of the team to let the director create his art


- Post-production

This is when the recording has been finalized and the film will go through a period of editing and distribution for the film by the production and distribution company.