II. Pre-production

In pre-production, every step of actually creating the film is carefully designed and planned.

At this stage the director works out the shooting script. The film is storyboarded and visualized with the help of storyboard artists and concept artists. Storyboards are an effective way to communicate the shot composition and other ideas to both actors and crew.

A production budget is drawn up to plan expenditures for the film. A movie budget is divided into two parts: above-the-line and below-the-line costs. Above-the line usually includes story rights, scriptwriter, director, producer, the main actors. Below-the-line refers to the crew and other costs such as transportation, rent, costumes, catering, etc.

For major productions, insurance is procured to protect against accidents.

The sets and costumes are designed and ordered in workshops.

Location managers start hunting for locations and getting permissions for shooting.

The director and producer hold audition s and cast actors for the main and supporting roles. However, especially for major productions, casting often requires specialized staff. A Casting Director, or CD is in charge of most of the daily work. He is sometimes assisted by a Casting Associate. Productions with large numbers of extras may have their own Extras Casting Director.

At some point in pre-production the director, all heads of departments and cast members with speaking parts attend a read-through.

 

storyboard (n,v) – раскадровка, делать раскадровку

storyboard artist (Br) / production illustrator (Am) – раскадровщик

concept artist – создатель образов

shot composition – композиция кадра

to draw up a budget – составить смету

expenditures – расходы

above-the-line costs – затраты над чертой

below-the-line costs – затраты под чертой

catering – организация питания

insurance – страховка

to procure – добывать, приобретать

to protect (against, from) – защитить

accident – несчастный случай

audition – прослушивание, проба

casting director (CD) – режиссёр по подбору актёров

to be in charge of – руководить, быть ответственным за

extras casting director – бригадир массовки

read-through – читка