Usually films are made after being inspired by something, like a certain event in life, someone could have influenced you to come up with one, or maybe you just came up with a genius idea on the spot. However, in all, making a film requires a fair bit of skill and these are the steps that are taken when making a film:
* Pre-production - Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and film crew are hired, locations are selected, and sets are built. The development stage, in which the ideas for the film are created, rights to books/plays are bought, etc., and the screenplay is written, occur before Pre-production. * Production - The raw elements for the finished film are recorded. * Post-Production - The film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but separately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed and recorded, if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed.
A good film to use as an example to show how difficult it is to make a film is “Avatar”; the film from original writing to release, took about 15 years; the workings to create the movie itself took about 4 years. James Cameron had to wait several years for the right technology to be created to film the movie. In that time all he could do was wait and hope for the best.
Once the film is made and ready for showing several different methods are used to advertise it:
* Posters - A large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something
* Publicity - The notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
* Trailers - Advertising in advance by broadcasting excerpts or details.
* Shouts outs – Usually done by celebrities or people revolving around that related area. E.g. Films, books, games, etc.
To get the film to sell a lot, the producer usually does a research on the kind of people who would be interested in seeing the particular kind of film they made. They don’t want to release the film in places where no one would be interested, but rather in places where the film could sell out in a matter of days. Putting an action film where the majority of the locals are of old age (not saying old people don’t like action films) may results in low-sale, however, sticking it somewhere like London, where the majority of people are young and youthful may have a different and more positive outcome.
The majority of people now our days go to the cinema to watch a new movie, but some tend to get the habit of just staying at home and finding it online thanks to the “clever clogs” that decide to illegally film it and stick it on the internet. Due to this, the film industry has lost several millions of pounds in tickets sold and DVDs bought. Some online websites that work alongside the film industry now offer films on command for a small price to pay. The money is equally distributed between the website owners and the film industry, the majority of the money is used to maintain the site and keep the customers happy which results in again more money being made.