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Development- This is simply the process of 'nding' a story.Ideas for lms come from a variety of sources; they can rangefrom novels, real life events to computer game adaptations.Once you've got an idea you'll need someone to write a pitchfor you which you take to a lm producer in an attempt to getsome funding to make your lm. ven at this very early stageyou need a very clear idea of who you're aiming you lm at soyou can include elements that will appeal to them.Pre-production- Once you've got funding you esta!lish your!udget and can !egin to get a lm crew together, you canstory!oard the script. "ou also need !reak the script down intoindividual scenes and identify all the locations, props, castmem!ers, costumes, special e#ects and visual e#ects needed.Production- This is simply the process of 'making' the lm.$rovided you've done your %o! properly in the pre-productionstage making the lm should !e straight forward. '&ilm' is veryepensive and di(cult to store so an increasing num!er of lmmakers are using digital cameras to save money.Post-production- )uring this stage you take all the 'lm'you've shot and give it to a lm editor. They will then !eginputting it together. *pecial e#ects will !e added, a soundtrackwill !e added, any missing dialogue will !e re-recorded and

added resulting in a 'rough cut'. This will !e shown to thedirector and a test audience who will o#er feed!ack. Often thiscauses scenes to !e lmed and added or removed.

Casting directorfor some ma%or productions, the

process of selecting actors for sometimes hundreds of partsmay often re+uire specialied sta#. hile the last wordremains with the people in charge, artistic and production, a

casting director or /) 0and sometimes the castingassociate1 is in charge of most of the daily work involved inthis process during pre-production. 2 casting director issometimes assisted !y a casting associate; productions withlarge num!ers of etras may have their own etras castingdirector.

Film directoris a person who directs the making of a

lm. 3enerally, a lm director controls a lm's artistic and

dramatic aspects, and visualies the script while guiding thetechnical crew and actors in the fulllment of that vision. The

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director has a key role in choosing the cast mem!ers,production design, and the creative aspects of lmmaking.4nder uropean 4nionlaw, the director is viewed as theauthorof the lm.

flm fnanceis an aspect of lm productionthat occursduring the developmentstage prior to pre-production, and isconcerned with determining the potential valueof a proposedlm. In the 4nited *tates, the value is typically !ased on aforecastof revenues0generally 56 years for lms and 76years for television shows1, !eginning with theatricalrelease,and including )8)sales, and release to ca!le!roadcasttelevision networks!oth domestic and international and

in9ight airline licensing.

A camera operator, also called a cameraman or a

camerawoman, is a professional operatorof a lmor videocamera. In lmmaking, the leading camera operator is usuallycalled a cinematographer, while a camera operator in a videoproductionmay !e known as a television camera operator,video camera operator, or videographer, depending on thecontet and technology involved, usually operating a

professional video camera.

Editor,diting is the process of selecting and preparingwritten, visual, audi!leand lmmedia used to conveyinformation. The editing process can involve correction,condensation, organiation, and many other modicationsperformed with an intention of producing a correct,consistent, accurate and complete work.

production designerIn lmand television, a productiondesigner or $.) is the person responsi!le for the overall lookof a lmed event such as T8 program, video game, musicvideoor advertisement. $roduction designers have a keycreative role in the creation of motion pictures and television.orking directly with the directorand producer, they mustselect the settings and style to visually tell the story. Theterm production designer was coined !y illiam /ameron:enieswhile he was working on the lm 3one with theind. $reviously 0and often su!se+uently1 the people with the

same responsi!ilities were called art directors.

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Marketingis a!out communicatingthe value of a

product, service or !rand to customersor consumers for thepurpose of promoting or selling that product, service, or!rand. The oldest and perhaps simplest and most natural

form of marketing is 'word of mouth' 0O:1 marketing, inwhich consumers convey their eperiences of a product,service or !rand in their day-to-day communications withothers. These communications can of course !e eitherpositive or negative. In recent times, the internet hasprovided a platform for mass, electronic O: marketing 0e-O:1, with consumers actively engaged in rating andcommenting on goods and services.

Writercan produce material across a num!er of genres,ctional or non-ctional. Other writers use multiple media for eample, graphics or illustration to enhance thecommunication of their ideas. 2nother recent demand has!een created !y civil and government readers for the work ofnon-ctional technical writers, whose skills createunderstanda!le, interpretive documents of a practical orscientic nature. *ome writers may use images0drawing,painting, graphics1 or multimediato augment their writing. In

rare instances, creative writers are a!le to communicate theirideas via music as well as words.

Film producersll a variety of roles depending upon thetype of producer. ither employed !y a production companyor independent, producers plan and coordinate variousaspects of lm production, such as selecting script,coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arrangingnancing. The average