ABSTRACT
Development is the chronological starting point for all producers, writers, writer/ directors and many directors who do not actually ‘write’ screenplays when embarking on the film process. It is the place that ideas, stories and projects start their lives. From there, early-stage conceptions need to be stimulated and nourished, and driven forwards through a range of different stages. As such, the development stage of a film project is the bedrock to subsequent film activities, including production, financing, packaging, distribution, marketing and the subsequent film exploitation process.
