Thursday 10 March 2011

Film Production Cycle

Pre-production-
Pre-production is the start of making a film. It covers:
Finding locations to film.
Hiring cast/crew.
Planing a budget.
Costumes.
Permisson.



Production-
Production is the second part of the cycle to make a film. It inculdes:
Sticking to the original budget and not going over it.
Writing up the final script.
Filming.
Mise-en-scene.



Post-production-
Post-production is the thrid part of the cycle to make a film. It inculdes:
Finishing the plot/story.
Getting feedback and deciding on final ideas.
Deciding on the soundtrack/music.
Editing (they decide which bits to take out and bits to add)



Distribution-
Distribution is the fourth part of the cycle to make a film. It inculdes:
Deciding on a distributor.
Agreeing a budget.
Planing details such as releases and planned ratings.
Having an audience and knowing what you want in your film to appeal to them.
DVD releases are planned.
Film is supplied to cinemas across the world that want to show it.


Exhibition-
Exhibition is the fifth and final part of the cycle to make a film. It inculdes:
Showing the film and promoting the film. This can be done by press conferences and trailers/posters.

Monday 7 March 2011

Textual (Mirco) Analysis. Second.

The Mist
Sequence: 00:00:23-00:05:00

The opening scene introduces the main character David. He is in his basment painting. This shows his love for art and you quickly get to know the character. There is a close up of his painting, which could connote that his painting could be related to what will happen further on during the film, as there is light/mist on the painting. The bad weather shows that something bad is about to happen (phathetic fallacy), which does and as the family awake they discover a tree has crushed their house during the night. It foreshadows that the events are going to get worst throughout the film.

Once the family awake the next morning, the lead character David gets annoyed at the events and swears, showing that his character can be easily annoyed, as well as laid back. His painting is destroyed, and he blames himself. There is also a establishing shot, this allows the audience to see the devastation within the mise-en-scene.

The camera work shows that a stedi cam is used, it provides almost a subjective point of view as if something is surrounding the person watching. There is contrapuntal sound in the basement, it is very peaceful and shows David's personality.