ABSTRACT
Imagine you are a film producer and you are going to make a film – perhaps it is going to be the first film you have ever made. You have learnt a number of techniques on how to make a film, and most likely you have watched hundreds, if not thousands, of films in the past. But the films that you watched are the final products made by other producers. You may still be wondering how these films are made from initial concept, pre-production, execution, to completion, rather than being a ‘normal audience’ who might only be interested in watching, and hopefully enjoying the film. You may also be interested in how and why your peer producers cut or added some scenes that originally were thought adequate or unnecessary respectively, how unexpected situations such as the change of an important cast member, and any other potentially disastrous situations were dealt with, and the positive and negative lessons they learnt from those experiences. These behind-the-camera stories and reflections would benefit you when you start to make your own film.
