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WEEK NINE The Production Process I Development the first stage of film production A Time 1 The amount of time can vary significantly 2 Development Hell a term describing a script that never gets out of development B High Concept 1 Most films in Hollywood today must be High Concept 2 It must be immediately accessible and easily understood 3 It must readily translate into visual terms 4 It must intersect with other discourses transmedia essentially C Personnel and their functions 1 Producer makes the script into a movie a Can be independent assigned by the studio or work for the studio 2 Executive Producer gets financing for the film or lends his name and reputation to the film to help it raise money 3 The screenwriter and director are also usually hired in this stage II Pre Production A Time roughly six months 1 When a film is greenlit for production they go through this period of staffing up finding locations casting and scheduling B Personnel and their functions 1 Line Producer Unit Production Manager breaks down the film s budget and schedules daily activities a Above the Line costs creative talent who negotiate salaries such as stars directors and prominent technicians such as cinematographers and production designers b Below the Line costs fixed salaries purchases costumes catering etc and rentals soundstages cameras lighting etc c Negative Cost the combination of above and below the line costs 2 Casting Director works with the director to run auditions and callbacks 3 Production Designer designs sets scouts locations with the DP a Production Designers team Art Director constructed sets Set Decorator Set Dressers Scenic Artists Property Master Greensman assistants b They are hired during pre production to create and set up locations Construction and set up continues throughout production 4 Costume Designer designing and acquiring all costumes a Team Costumers dress the actors seamstresses etc 5 The head of each production team hires their crew during this phase