Production, Distribution & Marketing and Exhibition in the film industry.

Production
There are 3 stages involved in producing a film - Pre-Production, Production and Post Production.

• Pre-Production  is the stage where all the planning for the project takes place. At this stage, the production is broken down into individual scenes, during this process the location, props, cast members, costumes, special and visual effects are noticed. This is also when the script is written and also a important schedule is made with all the arrangements made for the people to be available for the film-making at the correct times.
• Production is where the filming is carried out. Scenes planned in pre-production are filmed at specific locations. Each scene is then done multiple times to ensure that the best quality film will be produced. All necessary shots are taken, as it can be a struggle to go back or repeat certain scenes.
• Post-Production is where the film is assembled by the editor. The editor must build a rough cut from a scene based on individual shots. This is done to select and order the best shots. A fine cut is created by getting all shots to flow smoothly into a story, also the music, graphics, menus etc are added. After all this has been approved by the director and producers the picture is 'locked' as no further changes are made.

Distribution & Marketing

There are many ways we ad the audience get to see a newly film released or hear about any sort of film. There are many ways in which we can find out which films are being released. This could be by:

• Internet - The easy access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This is effective as it allows people to share information on the newly films being released and due to the high number of people having access to these social networking sites they can view people opinions on particular films
• Cinema - Trailers is one of the main ways film promote itself. Different movie trailers are shown before a movie starts in every cinema. Its a short piece with parts being extracted from the film to try and grab the attention of the viewing public, giving them a idea of what the film will be about. This will give them a judgement of viewing the film or not.

Exhibition 

There are many different ways in which we,the audience, can watch films. The Film Value Chain means the viewing of films in different ways. Examples could be:

• Home Entertainment - Films released on DVD & Blue-ray or by Download
• Theatrical - Filming in cinema 
• Pay/Subscription TV - Pay per view, Sky, Virgin media, Netflix