By Aaliyah Koroma

Movies.

• Getting the Essentials

◦ Writing the Film

• Thinking Visually

◦ Casting the Crew

• Filming and Editing

What do they need to produce a film.

:Getting the Essentials Get a camera. Lots of DIY filmmakers have used cheap

cameras to make professional-looking films. Often,

though, the "homemade" aspect of the footage is directly

related to the story, marrying the form to the content.

Decide what kind of camera you need and what kind of

camera you can afford. They can cost anywhere from a

few hundred to several thousand dollars. If you already

have access to a relatively cheap camcorder, consider

filming a story that would work well with a homemade-

look.

Decide how you'll edit the film. Unless you're going to go

quick-and-dirty and only edit on the camera, which would

involve filming everything in order and filming only perfect

takes, (which is very time consuming). you'll need to

import the footage onto a computer. Mac computers come

with iMovie and PC computers come with Windows Movie

Maker, basic types of editing software that will allow you to

edit the footage together, mix in the sound, and even add

credits.

Find a place to film. Filming an outer space epic in your

dorm room would be difficult, as would filming your gritty

film about a street hustler in the mall. Look at what

locations are available to you, and consider what stories

might evolve from that location. The film "Clerks" revolves

around a bunch of apathetic guys working at a

convenience store, and hanging out. Without access to

said convenience store, it would have been difficult going.

Find people willing to help. With very few exceptions,

producing a film involves a large group of people who

come together to serve a common goal: a great visual

story that deserves telling. You'll need people to act and

people to help film. Cast your friends in these roles, or

place a callout on Facebook or Craigslist to get people

interested in your project. If you're not going to be able to

pay anyone, make that clear right off the bat.

Writing the Film : Dream up a visual story. Because most movies are

essentially visual stories, the first step is coming up with

an idea that you want to turn into a movie. What's

something that you'll have to see to believe? You don't

have to have every detail in place, but you should have a

basic idea of the premise.

Expand your idea into a story. The essentials for building

a story from your idea have to do with character. Who is

your protagonist? What does your protagonist want? What

keeps them from getting it? How will the protagonist be

changed? If you can answer all these questions, you're on

your way to a great story.

Write a screenplay. A screenplay breaks every moment of

the story into an individual, film-able scene. While it may

be tempting to want to costume-up and start filming every

scene as it comes, you'll be in much better shape if you

can plan things out before hand and think of your film

scene-by-scene.

Storyboard your film. A storyboard is a comic-book-like

version of the film that you'll create, but without the dialog

bubbles. It can be done on a large scale, drawing only

each major scene or transition, or, if you've got a very

visual story, It can also be done at the micro level,

planning every shot and camera angle.

Thinking Visually :Develop an aesthetic for your film. Because movies are

visual, it's a good idea to spend some time on the "look

and feel" of the movie. Consider two films as an example:

Matrix again, with its monochromatic, yellow-green tone

throughout, which heightened the sense of being

“digitized,” and A Scanner Darkly by Richard Linklater,

which was rotoscoped and had a unique and memorable

cartoon reality look to it. Here are some other areas to

consider.

Do you want your film to feature smooth, expertly-edited

shots, or a rough, handheld camera look? It’s all there to

do. For example, look at Melancholia by Lars von Trier;

the opening scenes were shot with a super high speed

camera, which renders as a fluid, graceful slow motion.

Most of the rest of the movie is shot with a handheld, or

“shaky cam,” setting the tone for the emotional and

spiritual conflicts that ripple through the movie.

Design the costumes and sets. How do you want the

setting of your film to look? Can you film it in a real

location, or will you have to build a set? The sweeping

panoramas of the big screen epics of the 60s and 70s

relied on a combination of wide open spaces and studio-

lot sets. Scenes from The Shining were shot at a ski lodge

in Oregon. Dogville was shot on a bare stage, with only

suggestions of buildings as props.

Consider lighting. Some movies feature soft, almost gauzy

lighting that makes the actors and the sets look

significantly more appealing, and the entire film more

dreamlike; others favor a lighting style that looks closer to

reality, and some people push the edges and go for a

really hard light that is almost cutting. Check out Domino

with Keira Knightley.

Dress the sets, or

scout a location. If

you're going to shoot

on-location, find the

area you want and

make sure it's

available for filming. If

you're working on a

set, start building and

"dressing" (or adding

props) them.

Casting the Crew :Choose someone to direct. The director controls the

creative aspect of the movie, and is a key connection

between the crew and the cast. If you have an idea for

movie and know exactly how it should look and feel, it

would be a safe bet that the director is you, but if your not

good at directing people and your not comfortable bossing

people around, then, you can take a different approach on

directing or just hire someone else and try to give them

the full picture. You'll cast the major players, oversee the

filming, and offer creative input where you see fit.

Choose a Cinematographer, or Director of Photography.

This person is in charge of making sure the lighting and

actual filming of the movie go smoothly, as well as

deciding with the director how each shot should be

framed, light, and shot. He or she manages the lighting

and camera crews, or operates the camera on a small

film.

Assign someone the set design. This person is in charge

of making sure the sets correspond with the director's

creative vision. He or she might also be the props master

(in charge of the items that fill the set).

Put someone in charge of sound and music. The sound

man may be one or more people. Dialog needs to be

recorded either in scene, or looped in later during

production. Sound effects, like gunshots and grenades or

an explosion, all need to be created; music needs to be

sourced, recorded, and mixed; and foley (footsteps,

leather creaks, plates broken, doors slamming) all the

needs to be generated. The sound also needs mixed,

edited, and lined up with the video in post-production. And

remember, the music doesn't have to be very loud, it can

be quiet in a quiet scene to the point where people aren't

focusing on it as it now just acts an aid to capture the

scene.

Cast your film. People in your

community might work for screen

credits in low-budget films. Of

course, it would be advantageous

to have a well-known name

starring in your movie, but learning

to play to the strengths of the

actors you do have will ensure that

you've got a great filmed product.

If you need a cop character in your

film, call one up and ask if he'd be

willing to film a couple scenes

some afternoon. Just make sure

that the movie doesn't involve

anything illegal while the police

officer is there, as this could not

end well. If you need a college

professor, call the school.[2]

Filming and Editing :

Gather and test your equipment. At the very least, you'll

need a video camera. You will probably also need a tripod

— to mount the camera for steady shots — lighting

equipment, and sound equipment.

Plan meticulously. Keep track of which "take" is the best

take for each scene, to help yourself in the editing process

later. If you've got to comb through multiple missed takes

and bad takes every time you want to find the scene you

wanted, the editing process will be a drag.

Film your movie. The decisions you make will result in the

difference between a "home movie" or a professional

looking movie.

Edit your film. Take your footage to your computer, upload

the files, then log them, identifying what shots work. Put

together a rough cut using these shots. The way that you

edit your film drastically affects the way the film ends up

looking and feeling.

Sync sound effects and music. Make sure that your music

flows with what is going on during the movie at that

second, and that the live sound you recorded with the film

comes through loud and clear. Re-record any parts that

are important.

Create the title and credits sequences. You'll want to

name your cast and crew at the end of the film. You can

also include a list of "thank yous” to any organizations that

were willing to let you shoot in their establishments. Most

importantly keep it simple.

Export the film to a digital format DVD. Make a teaser or

trailer. If you want to promote your film online or in other

theaters, select pieces of it for a promotional trailer. Don't

give away too much of the plot, but do try to catch the

viewer's interest.

The history of film began in the 1890s, with the invention of the first motion-picture

cameras and the establishment of the first film production companies. The films of

the 1890s were under a minute long and until 1927, motion pictures were

produced without sound. The first eleven years of motion pictures show the

cinema moving from a novelty to an established large-scale entertainment

industry. The films became several minutes long consisting of several shots. The

first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built in 1897. The first film

studios were built in 1897. Special effects were introduced and film continuity,

involving action moving from one sequence into another, began to be used. In

1900, continuity of action across successive shots was achieved and the close-up

shot was introduced. Most films of this period were what came to be called "chase

films". The first use of animation in movies was in 1899. The first feature length

multi-reel film was a 1906 Australian production. The first successful permanent

theatre showing only films was "The Nickelodeon" in Pittsburgh in 1905. By about

1910, actors began to receive screen credit for their roles, and the way to the

creation of film stars was opened. Regular newsreels were exhibited from 1910

and soon became a popular way for finding out the news. Overall, from about

1910, American films had the largest share of the market in all European countries

except France.

New film techniques that were introduced in this period

include the use of artificial lighting, fire effects and Low-

key lighting (i.e. lighting in which most of the frame is

dark) for enhanced atmosphere during sinister scenes. As

films grew longer, specialist writers were employed to

simplify more complex stories derived from novels or

plays into a form that could be contained on one reel.

Genres began to be used as categories; the main division

was into comedy and drama, but these categories were

further subdivided. The years of the First World War were

a complex transitional period for the film industry. The

exhibition of films changed from short one-reel

programmes to feature films. Exhibition venues became

larger and began charging higher prices. By 1914,

continuity cinema was the established mode of

commercial cinema. One of the advanced continuity

techniques involved an accurate and smooth transition

from one shot to another.

Movies Now is an Indian high-definition television channel featuring Hollywood films. It was launched on 19 December 2010 with a picture quality of 1080i and 5.1 surround sound.[1] The channel, owned by the Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd.[2][3]

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