All Film is a Construction

STEPS & EXPENSES OF THE CREATION IN HOLLYWOOD FILM:

Steps

1. A Hollywood film maker reads a true story that triggers an idea but must include dramatic elements 

• interesting characters
• strong plot line 
• interesting locations 

2. Achieve certain rights/permission from the source/estates/survivors to use the story 

• $$$$$$$
• involves serious negotiations and offers 

3. Film maker is granted permission to create a movie from the book and the author receives money to continue writing 

4. A script is created and approved for the movie, which is done by either

• Professional Screen Writer 
• Film Maker  

5. Hiring of essential personnel, who hire their own assistants 

• Director
• Casting Director
• Cinematographer 
• Assistant Producers 
• Editor 
• Musical Director 

6. Find locations to film

• studio
• off location    

7. Actors shoot all scenes
8. Editing process begins

• work with Editors to turn shots into a film
• Music director create score to accompany film 
• Foley artists create sounds
• Actors called back to re-do certain lines
• special effects added

9. Promotion of the film

• Actors make personal appearances all over world 
• appear at talk shows, conferences 
• preview clips and posters created 

Expenses

• can easily cost up to 30+ million dollars due if have top notch special effects and cast 
• make millions from ticket sales, overseas marketing, video rentals, soundtrack rights etc.
• fee paid toward author so they don't market story to other film companies  
• pays high scale wages for professional screen writer 
• cover salaries of the number of people hired 
• pays that involve actor/actress contracts 
• pays for union crew members 
• transportion of crew, actors, equipment 
• film locations/sets
• promotions of the film all over the world