Unit 1 (Script): Operating Model (2)

SAM: Now, you’ll be wondering how a film by the likes of 20^th Century Fox is actually made. Right? Well, here you are. It all starts off with an idea. This idea is then developed upon by brainstorming ideas and developing the script. However, this will require money, so the producer has to pitch their idea to the managers to have any chance of gaining financial support. The co-ordinator would then hire some script writers to write the script. While they are writing the script, other roles will be given out like director, editor, grip, etc. For the more imminent roles, people will be commissioned to do their jobs. Now all the equipment must be organised, the final budget must be set, the actors and actresses will be cast for the roles in the film, a storyboard must be planned and the locations for filming must be booked and organised. Now all the organisation has been done, the filming can commence. The scenes must be filmed; any props, costumes, make-up and sets required must be brought in for this, any prosthetics in case a horror film is being filmed, any pyrotechnics if explosions are needed, lighting must be applied where necessary, chaperones are required to look after the children/extras in a movie, lots of food and drink is a must as there’s never a crew that doesn’t require lots of breaks! If Special FX are needed, a green/blue screen could be used to provide an animated location and microphones must be worn by all actors and actresses so that maximum audio quality can be guaranteed. Now, some say that the Post-Production stage is the most vital in a film’s success and to a degree, they are certainly not wrong. Any transitions must be applied in the editing software like a Jump Cut, Fade and Glow, any CGI (Computer Generated Images to you and I) must be applied to characters or visual characters that aren’t played by a human, any overlays or colours can be applied, scenes can be cut and cropped, any audio recorded by the mics must be synced to the camera footage and if a green/blue screen was used, any backgrounds must be applied.

As 20^th Century Fox has lots of subsidiaries, they can help promote the film or TV Show that has been produced. Different sectors can help promote different products.