How to produce your first film. (A beginner’s guide)

This guide is for all aspiring producers who want to be efficient and effective.

Make a list

A script breakdown is a list of all the elements you have got to make the script come to life from props to characters to stunts to special camera equipment to form up. As you read through, you’ll list all the locations, props and personnel needed consistent with the script. Add all those elements into a budget. After you’ve broken your script down, you’ll want to use its elements to form decisions like the number of people you need in your cast and crew, what scenes will you shoot per day, and the way much time you’ll need in pre- and post-production.

Funding

Professional film production can get expensive. Since plenty of individuals are involved, to not mention equipment that has got to be sourced, people to be flown around, housed, dressed, fed, equipment rented, locations rented, film cut, soundtracks. Keep them into consideration while making the list. You’ll find more often than not, wanting to retrofit and modify scripts to satisfy budget.

Hiring

It’s time to hire the crew that you’ll make the movie with, Most of the hiring within the show business comes from word of mouth. Everyone has friends that they will recommend. Since most are trying to find work, that pays, normally it’s just a matter of asking around for recommendations to have your inbox overflowing with available people.

Procuring Equipment

If you’re on a budget, you’ll sometimes staff people up that own their audio, video, and sound equipment but normally you’ll be wanting to rent your equipment for your shoots from a knowledgeable rental company.

Register as corporation

If you’re running a production it’s usually a decent idea to register as a corporation for liability purposes so if you get sued or somebody gets injured it’s the corporate which is responsible and not you. Once it’s created, you’ll want to make sure that everyone signs the contract and the contract is between the corporate and the hired talent.

Production and Post-production

Creating your content involves many moving pieces and is more like running a logistics/accounting business than painting a painting. You will have to coordinate and collaborate with the crew as shooting & editing is a team activity that involves logistics and script execution that you planned in the beginning.

Your film is now ready for your audience.

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