Film Industry Independent research

Roles of a producer:

• Finds idea for the film
• Writes the script
• Finds cost
• Finds director
• Raises the money for the film
• See's the film through to distribution
• Keeps the creative and business sides of the film together.

The idea and Script

• Needs to be a well told story
• Starts with a big idea
• Script is a guidline for director to improve
• Has to have a start, middle and ending

The Package:

• Producer and director need to plan cast and team
• The package is the idea and the script, the producer, director, the budget, and the cast and team.
• Team has to be strong and get on well.

Investment:

• If filmed in a certain region, film company goto regional fundings.
• Co-production get other investors and share the film
• Easier to have a financer, they are incontrol.
• Have mulitple partners who have invested smaller amounts, this means the main funder is incontrol.
• Goto the foreign film producers eg. Pixar Films
• National Lottery funding helps film companys.

Distribution:

• Bring the films to cinemas and market
• Every film will have a release date
• Promote the film to as many people as possible
• Big Hollywood Studios