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The Flowchart

 

The general flow chart from movie making progress.
List is producer's list. Usually director is hired almost right after the production starts.
The beginning of Writer-Director flow chart is slightly different from this.
Producer must be hired before the preparations begin.
If production company does most of the producer's work, hiring time of the producer is not essential.

The Beginning

 

Financial Team

Get money for the production, the size of the budget is essential for everything.

Negotiators

Agreements from distribution, essential for the budget, and budget is essential for distribution

 

 

Preparation

Things which can be done without director

Preparators

Search places and gets permissions

Casters

Search less important actors and additionals for shootings

Architects

Design settings

Engineers

Design items and apparels

Decorators

Design and search and buy furniture

Co-Operatives

    

Long Before

Director's presence is recommended

Digital Effects

Stunt team

Tech Team

Build items and apparels

Initial plans for effects
-co-operation with trainers

Initial plans for stunts
-co-operation with trainers

Carpenters

Build settings and prepare locations

Carpenters + Tech

Build missing furniture

Trainers

Planning and rehearsals for existing cast

  

Before

Director must be present at this point

Wardrobe

Design, search and make costumes

Final workout begins
-co-operation with director

Work can begin
-co-operation with director
-work with actors

Make Up

Design masks

Casters

Actors for leading roles are selected

Carpenters

Place settings to studio

Tech team

Place apparels to studio

Decorators

Place furniture to studio

Trainers

Planning and training major events

   

Right Before

 

Wardrobe

Dressing

Make Up

Masks for actors

Storage

Place Items

Tech Team

Ladies and gentleman, start your engines

Decorators

Flowers and fresh things

   

Shooting time

Shooting time is the deadline for script writer.

Lighting

     

Sound

Voice and noise recordings

Camera

 

Tech Team

For running technical things.

   

Right after

 

Wardrobe

Undress

Make Up

Remove masks

Storage

Remove stuff from shooting place

Sound Dubbing
   

Soon After

 

Demolition team

Remove settings and so on.

Storage team

Store big items

   

Deadline

Deadline

Afterwards

 

Editors

Digital effects and stunts are integrated here.

Sound effects

 

Music

 
   

Long before opening

 

Distributor

Distributor takes the lead.

 

 

Right before opening

 

Pr Team + Cast

Promotion

 

 

Opening

 

Financial team

Calculate profit / losses

   

3 months after

 

Distributor

BRD and DVD discs will be available

   

12 months after

 

Distributor

Movie will be shown on pay tv's

   

24 months after

 

Distributor

Movie will be shown on common tv's

   

36 Months After

 

Financial Team

Can tell you, if you were a success or not.