4th Edition

The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production The People and The Process

By Lorene Wales Copyright 2024
416 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

416 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

416 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This fully revised fourth edition offers a comprehensive introduction to the roles, procedures, and logistics of the film and digital video production process. Author Lorene M. Wales takes the reader from development and pre-production all the way to post-production, marketing and distribution, offering a hands-on approach suitable for projects of any budget and scale, explaining every stage and... Read more
PART I. Development and Pre-Production  1. Media Development  2. The Producers  3. Script Breakdown and Scheduling  4. The Budget  5. The Production Team and Staff  6. The Production Office  PART II. Production  7. The Director’s Team and 2nd Unit  8. Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People  9. The Art Department  10. The Camera Department  11. Grip and Electric  12. The Sound Department  13. Visual Effects and Special Effects  14. The Wardrobe Department  15. Makeup and Hair  16. Locations  17. The Transportation Department  PART III. Post-Production and Beyond  18. Post-Production  19. Music  20. Safety on Set  21. Legal Issues  22. Marketing and Distribution

Biography

Lorene M. Wales is Associate Professor in Cinematic Arts at Liberty University, USA. She started her career out west in Los Angeles, California, as a production assistant in low budget independent feature films and worked her way up to First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager and Producer on low- and higher-budget features. After leaving Los Angeles, she began a teaching career on the East Coast and continues to work in production, most recently as Executive Producer for In-Lawfully Yours (Netflix).