The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION The production process

The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION • The production process can be broken down into preproduction, and postproduction. In preproduction, the basic ideas and approaches of the production are developed and set in motion. It is in this phase that the production can be set on a proper course or misdirected (messed up) to such an extent that no amount of time, talent, or editing expertise can save it.

The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION • During preproduction, not only are key talent and production members selected, but all the major elements are planned. Since things such as scenic design, lighting, and audio are interrelated, they must be carefully coordinated in a series of production meetings. Sets must be constructed and painted/finished, costumes created and lights hung and wired.

The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION • Once the basic elements are in place, rehearsals can start. A simple onlocation segment may involve only a quick check of talent positions so that camera moves, audio, and lighting can be checked. A simple studio newscast is often performed live without a rehearsal since the format varies little from day to day.

The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION • A complex dramatic production may require many days of rehearsals. These generally start with a table reading or dry rehearsal where the talent along with key production personnel sit around a table and read through the script. Script changes often take place at this point. Next, there is usually a tech rehearsal or cue-to-cue rehearsal with or without talent to familiarize the crew with the blocking.

The Phases of Production PREPRODUCTION • Finally, there's a full dress rehearsal. Here, the talent dresses in the appropriate wardrobe, and all production elements are in place. This is the final opportunity for production personnel to solve whatever production problems remain. Complicated camera moves and technical challenges can be practiced during the dress rehearsal.

The Phases of Production PRODUCTION • The production phase is where everything comes together in a kind of final performance. Productions can be broadcast either live or recorded. With the exception of news shows, sports remotes, and some special-event broadcasts, productions are typically recorded for later broadcast or distribution. These are often recorded “live to tape” - from start to finish with a live audience and then polished up in post.

The Phases of Production POST PRODUCTION • Tasks, such as striking sets, dismantling, packing and returning equipment, handling final financial obligations, and evaluating the effect of the program, are part of the post production phase. Even though post production includes all of these after-the-production jobs, most people associate postproduction primarily with editing.

The Phases of Production POST PRODUCTION • As computer-controlled editing techniques and postproduction special effects have become more sophisticated, editing has gone far beyond the original concept of simply joining segments in a desired order. Editing provides a major creative opportunity in a production. Armed with the latest digital effects, the editing phase can add “flash” and polish to a production.

The Phases of Production POST PRODUCTION • As fun as the effects are to play with, all the high-tech gadgets are merely tools for a greater purpose: the effective communication of ideas and information. If you think about it, today's latest high-tech effects will look as lame a few years from now as the special effects in some early films look to us. Only the ideas and feelings communicated by a project have a chance of enduring.

The Phases of Production Zombie. Love POST PRODUCTION • Have you ever seen a movie and forgotten about it almost as soon as you left theater? In contrast, some movies seem to "stick with you, " and you may think about them for days or even weeks. Television can be used to provide audiences with mindless drivel or with ideas that make a positive difference. How would you rather have your work and life remembered?