The importance of pre-productions

15/09/15

The importance of pre-productions

I learned that pre-production in film and TV is very important, because without it, any TV series or movie would be in disarray.

I researched that George R. R. Martin was approached by Hollywood producers after his book series A Song of Ice and Fire became best sellers, for feature films. In Martin's opinion, he made a good choice not to have his books made into movies, because he felted that too many things/details in his stories would be left out. Instead R. R. Martin's agent sent four of his books to David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, then they decided to adapt them into the series we know as Game of Thrones.

Pre-production in film and TV demonstrates how well people can work in a team

Actors are hired to perform, so they're usually given auditions to determine who is right for their roles. Some actors will usually say no if they are not interested. The actors need to be catered and well-fed when it is lunch time.

The production team will need to make a set, an aspect I learned from filming a fake scene. So they have to decide on where they would film and discuss whether to make their own set.

Dubrovnik, Croatia, the set of King's Landing

A script has to be written for the actors, to follow the instructions given by the director.

Finance is also a key essential to pre-production, because making a TV show or a movie is NOT free nor is it cheap.