An interesting evening that contained many notes, most of which can be found on the handout or here.  We also watched The Passion of Joan of Arc.  This led to a good discussion.  If you have anything else to add please feel free to comment on this post.  And don’t forget to become a follower of FilmClasses on Twitter, I may use it for more than just reminders. People The following list contains all of the jobs involved in filmmaking.  You will be responsible for knowing the jobs in red and their function. Preproduction 2 roles central – producer & screenwriter producer - tasks chiefly financial & organizational

nurses through script process, obtains financial support, arranges to hire personnel on film during filming – acts as liaison between writer, director, & film company after filming – arrange distribution, promotion, marketing, & paying back investors

executive producer – arranges financing, detain literary property line producer – oversees day to day activities of director, cast, & crew associate producer – liaison with laboratories & technical personnel screenwriter – prepare script Production Phase (shooting phase) director – responsible for overseeing shooting & assembly production designer – in charge of visualizing film’s setting art director – supervises construction & painting of sets set decorator – (interior decoration experience) modifies sets for specific filming purposes, supervises staff to find props set dresser – arrange things on set during filming costume designer – in charge of planning & executing wardrobe for production cinematography & special effects units director’s crew

script supervisor – in charge of all details of continuity from shot to shot 1st assistant director – jack of all trades helping director with shooting schedules, keep track of actors, monitor safety conditions 2nd assistant director – liaison between 1st assistant director, camera crew, electrician’s crew 3rd assistant director – messenger for director & staff dialogue coach – feeds performers lines & speaks lines for offscreen characters 2nd unit director – films stunts, location footage, action scenes

cast

major roles & stars supporting players minor players extras

other (not always used)

stunt persons supervised by stunt coordinator professional dancer led by choreographer animals handled by wranglers

photography units

cinematographer / director of photography (DP) – expert on photographic process, lighting, camera technique camera operator – runs machines key grip – supervises grips grips – carries & arranges equipment, props, elements of setting & lights gaffer – head electrician, places rigs & lights best boy – gaffer’s assistant

sound unit

production recordist (sound mixer) – record dialogue during shooting, also room noise to add later boom operators – manipulates boom microphone & conceals radio microphones “third man” – places other mics, lays sound cables, in charge of controlling ambient sound sound designer -  some movies have to plan sound in prep phase

special effects unit – handles process shots, matte work, consulted with on ongoing basis (transport cast & crew) producer’s crew

production manager / production coordinator / associate producer – manage daily organizational business (meals, accommodations) production accountant / production auditor – monitors expenditures production secretary – telephone communication production assistants (PAs) – run errands

Postproduction Phase (assembly phase) supervising editor - catalogues & assembles takes

works with director to make creative decisions about how footage can be cut together

assistant editor – synchs images & sound, sort takes by scene Phases to Film Exhibition commercial movie housing showing current films constitutes theatrical exhibition theatrical releases important as a launching pad even though most seen on video Distribution exhibitors rent films from distribution companies – exhibitors bid for each film

major distributors – Warner Bros., Paramount, Disney/Buena Vista, Columbia, Twentieth Century Fox, & Universal

movie theater gets small % of box office receipts yet theaters get all cash from concessions specialized distributors for independent & foreign films

independent filmmakers – try to presell distribution rights in various territories & use funds to finance production, display work at film festivals specialized distributors -handle foreign & independent films “art house”

distributors make prints, schedule release dates, & launch advertising campaigns specific duties of distributor provide publicity – trailers, music videos & soundtracks, infotainment TV shows, “making of…” shows, press kits, web pages, merchandising, cross promotion tracks box office receipts ancillary markets

since late 1970s – video, returns more money than original release release 1st appears over hotel television systems & airline flights, then PPV, then cable & cassette/DVD, eventually to network TV & cable reruns internet delivery of movies on demand

some bootlegs already available pirated copies – download and burn to DVD

films can spawn TV, comic books, theme parks & rides, Broadway shows, video games, cartoons Production Phases of Production preparation

idea developed & committed in paper form acquire funds

shooting

create images in form of shots record sound

assembly

images & sound combined executing special effects adding extras automated dialogue replacement (ADR) – half or more of dialogue is rerecorded in postproduction final cut – the last edited version of a film as it will be released answer print – first print struck from a finished cut negative

through these phases a film can change dramatically Modes of Production large-scale production – studio filmmaking exploitation & independent production – low budget, less investment, less risk

still works like studio productions

small-scale productions

usually one person doing everything most common in documentary filmmaking