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Pre-production processes

Development Locations are researched  People will search for buildings are areas for the film to be shot.  This is important because the locations will already have been found and they can get onto filming. Financing is sought This is when the filmmakers try to find money to make the film, this can be from crowdfunding or a production company. This is important because if there's no money they can't make a film. Pre visualisation images are drawn This is when an artist will draw pictures of what the film and its characters will look like. This is important because shows producers what the film might be like and can make them invest in the film.  Rights to the material are secured The maker of a book or a tv show will give consent to the filmmakers so they can make the film. This is very important because without the rights to the material they cant make the film adaptation.  Pre-production Actors and crew hired The actors and c...
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Codes of practice in film making

Equity Equity is a trade union for actors, stage managers, comedians and dancers. They make sure actors demands are heard. This could be for better pay, better health and safety and more opportunities for everyone, no matter gender, sexuality or religion. BECTU BECTU is the UK's media and entertainment trade union. This includes independent film, theatre and broadcasting. They negotiate pay, conditions and contracts with employers, provide benefits and services for members, advice on health and safety and provide training support and courses. PACT PACT is the trade union for producers. They help them get property rights. They also promote fair access for all. Insurance All uk media producers need public liability insurance in order to receive permission to film. This should be obtained early on in pre production. Health and safety health and safety is important because if someone gets hurt during filming it can stop filming and the filmmakers can get sued. Its a l...
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logistics of production

It's important to budget and to pre-production expenditure for a media production because producers only have a certain amount of money for a film and they have to make that money back. They have to make sure they have enough to hire equipment, actors, food, props etc. They budget so they can make sure they have enough money for the whole film and they don't run out half way through. They need to pre-plan so that if anything goes wrong they have a backup plan. For example if its raining and you need it to be sunny there will be a plan b so that they aren't waiting around for the weather to clear up. Even when the producers make sure they have enough money and have pre-planned everything there can still be unforeseen circumstances that halt production. An example of this is when Phillip Seymour Hoffman died during the filming of Hunger Games: Catching Fire Part 2. Lucky he'd filmed the majority of his scenes. They used a pervious shot of him for another scene. But for ...
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Regulations

The regulatory body for newspapers is IPSO, The Independent Press Standards Organisation. They have an editors that newspapers have to follow. There are 16 points in the Editors code. A few of these are: Accuracy, Privacy, Harassment, Intrusion into grief or shock and Reporting suicide. Television's regulatory body is OFCOM. This deals with live TV, Radio and pre recorded tv. For live Tv and Radio there is a 10 second delay so if something goes wrong they can quickly switch to something else. OFCOM has ten Broadcasting codes that must be followed. A few of these are: Protecting under eighteens, Harm and Offence, Crime, Disorder, Hatred and Abuse, Religion and Fairness. People are able to complain about newspapers on the IPSO website. These will then be checked by IPSO and will be resolved. If a newspaper has been found to be in breach of the code IPSO can make them write an apology or punish them. An example of this is Chapman v Daily Mirror. The Daily mirror published an artic...
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Financing media products

Films are funded by the production company, such as Universal or Warner Bros, these companies will give a director money in order to make their film. The production company will want to make this money back when the movie is released or they will have lost a huge amount of money. Other ways films make money are through cinema ticket sales, merchandise, toys, games, dvd sales, sponsorship deals, and foreign releases. Independent films can get funding away from production companies. Some businesses will give money to film makers because they like what they're doing. The BFI can give people funding, you can get a National Lottery grant, or they can get a loan from a bank. People may also use crowdfunding to make money. Websites like GoFundMe allow people to donate to other people for various causes. Tv programmes on commercial channels such as ITV and Channel 4 get their funding from adverts and sponsorship deals. Before the show starts it will show who they are partnered with E.g...
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