A motion picture, informally known as a cinema, movie, or film, is a visual art that stimulates experiences and communicates ideas through the use of moving images. Film production, in simple terms, is the cumulative process of making a film from scratch. It can be broadly classified into three categories:

Here, when I say production, it refers to the shooting part where actors perform while cameras roll. A film is said to be in production while this process persists. Now that we understand what production is, pre-production, as the term sounds, is anything that is done before the production of the film. As you might have guessed, this includes

Once the pre-production phase is over, the film’s crew begins shooting. A film’s shooting or production is also referred to more formally as principal photography. This is usually the most expensive part of filmmaking since it involves the salaries of the actors and crew members. When a film’s production is wrapped up, they have raw footage in hand that has to undergo a series of procedures before it is ready for consumption. This includes

These series of procedures are collectively called post-production since they come into play after the completion of the film’s production. As you can expect, this is usually the longest part of filmmaking, taking months or sometimes even years. The high-budget, special effects films we enjoy in 3D often have extensive post-production schedules before the final product is ready.