Outlaw Poet Digital Films, LLC
A Veteran-Owned Cinematography Business
Full-Production
Overview
This is an overview of the production process. Whether your project is a commercial campaign, music video, instructional guide, documentary , or narrative film, it will follow some variation of the process outlined here.
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"Development"
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Scriptwriting; "A/V" or Narrative ("Spec") script formats.
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Script Breakdowns
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Storyboards
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Identify key crew positions & potential candidates
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Begin securing appropriate rights & clearances (if applicable)
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Establish budget and begin financing (if applicable)
"Pre-Production"
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​Hire cast & crew (if applicable)
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Locations & permitting
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Shot lists
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Establish schedule
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Finalize the budget
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Table-reads & rehearsals (if applicable)



"Production"
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"Lights! Camera! Action!" - this is the stage that most people think of when they imagine making a film.
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All necessary footage is captured
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Often the shortest stage in the entire process

"Post-Production"
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Footage is assembled and edited together
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Sound Design
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Color & Titles
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Reshoots, if needed
