During this stage, every element of creating the film is designed and planned.

A production company and office is established and a storyboard is created with the aid of illustrators.  A production budget to plan for the expenditure of the movie is calculated and insurance procured to protect against any misfortune.

The film crew is hired by the producer.  Hollywood blockbusters tend to employ hundreds of cast and crew, where in comparison, an independent film running on a low budget, may only employ a crew of ten. [Read more...]