All Film is a Construction

The process of making a Hollywood blockbuster:

- Find a story and get the rights for it by paying the author ->$
-Get a professional screenwriter to turn the book in to a movie, might take multiple screenwriters ->$
-Have the script approved by backers
-Hire; director, casting director, musical director, editor, cinematographer, assistant producers -> $
-They will all hire their own assistants and crew, filmmakers pay for them ->$
-Directors are booked months or years in advance
-Casting director makes a list of actors that would be good for the film
-Hold auditions, get top actors -> $$
-Contracts are signed
-Film can be shot in a studio: Craftsmen hired to make set -> $
-Actors need to be trained for skills or stunts
-Insurance for stunts -> $
- Food and housing for actors -> $
-Film can be shot on location: Cast and crew transported and housed -> $
-Pay town for blocking roads or closing their shops -> $
-Finished filming: Director works with editors
-Musical director creates score; gets rights to songs or gets an orchestra -> $
-Special effects, sound effects, voice-overs are added
-Film is done
-Producers now spend the money on promotion -> $
-Actors make appearances at press conferences and television talk shows all over
-Posters and trailers are made ->$
-Money made from the film is usually taken by producers to make a sequel or movie of the same genre ->$