homework

PRODUCTION
what stages are involved in making a film?
Creating a film involves discipline, creativity and commitment.
The making of Harry Potter involved the following steps:
-Finding the films concept/idea
-Writing the script
- Creating storyboards showing each stage
-Film funding
-Producers approving
-Find film crew
- Find film cast
-Find appropriate locations
-Prepare a shooting script
-organise a schedule
-Write call sheets
-find equipment for filming

DISTRIBUTION
Films are often distributed by using film festivals; these are cinematic festivals which usually feature films which have been made within the year. These can help raise awareness of a film after the edit house.

Films are also found out about by more of an audience by the word of mouth, when people like a film they recommend it to others.

The cinema shows trailers for new films whilst an audience are watching the screen. This makes the audience aware of new films and they often want to see the films they see in trailers. There are also advertisements in the newspaper or in magazines and TV about new films.

MARKETING
it is often the case that when a film is being promoted and advertised, it has a variety of different adverts showing different sides and genres of the film. This is because it attracts a wider audience as there is bound to be something which people are interested in seeing.

‘Titanic’ is a prime example of this;

In this advertisement for Titanic, the picture is showing a couple which clearly have some sort of story behind their relationship. This will attract an audience who enjoy films involving romance and heartbreak.

This is an example of an advertisement for ‘Titanic’ which shows the boat sinking. This is advertising the disastrous side of the film, which will attract an audience who enjoy action or disaster movies.

EXHIBITION

Cinema
The original and most well-known way to engage in a film is by watching it at the cinema. People enjoy watching films at the cinema as it is the whole cinematic experience which can be exciting and fun.

Home viewing
recently, more and more people have been watching films by home viewing. The number of people watching films at home has risen, which is probably due to the fact it can be free to watch a film at home online.