Institutional - Pre-production

Pre production

With the financing secured the full cast and crew are hired and detailed preparation for the shoot begins.

Once all the head of departments are hired the shooting script is circulated and pre production begins. The Heads of departments such as the casting director, editor, head of sound, director of photography, the production designer, the 1st ad and the line producer. The casting director with the director and producer begin the long process of identifying and casting the actors. An average film will have over 30 cast members so planning availabilities and getting the right actor for the right role is complex and challenging job. The story board is then created by the director, story board artist and director of photography. Story boards are the blue prints of the film where every shot is planned in advance.

The production designer designs every aspect of how the film will look, and hires people to design and build each part. Not all sets are purpose built, the location manger and his assistants will scout for locations that fit the design of the production and work with the director and production designer to decide which places to use.

Effects shots take much more planning than regular shots and can take months to design and build. Are large umber of shots in a film are achieved with special effects, both physical and digital. Each effects shot is modelled to ensure that it will look realistic, and it is decided which elements of the shot will be achieved digitally and witch with live action. The 1st AD, the lien producer and the production manager make up the key logistic triangle of the production