Unit 2 - Pre-production and planning

Film: 300 Budget: 65million pounds Production 300  entered active production on October 17, 2005, in Montreal  and was shot over the course of sixty days with a 60 million pound budget. 300  was released in North America on March 9, 2007, in both conventional and IMAX theatres. Money Earned  It grossed $28,106,731 on its opening day and ended its North American opening weekend with $70,885,301 breaking the record    for the biggest opening weekend in the month of March and for a Spring release. Post- Production Post-production  was handled by Montreal's  Meteor Studios  and  Hybride Technologies  filled in the bluescreen footage with more than 1,500  visual effects  shots.  300  entered active production on October 17, 2005, in  Montreal ,  and was shot over the course of sixty days  in chronological order  with a budget of $60 million.

The article is explaining that it is harder for the smaller budget films to compete and to be successful as the bigger budget films, this is because as the film analyst states that f ilms from the major studios take more than 90% of that,”. “That leaves about 650 films in the US chasing 9% of the box office.” The article also explains that there is not much difference between high-end TV and films. This is because there is an increase investment in TV in order to compete and be successful, as investment  doubled from £252m in 2013 to a record of almost £500m last year . The article says that the bigger TV production companies such as Amazon, HBO and Netflix are having to spend 1 million pounds or more an episode in order to achieve a high quality and experience for viewers.

What is Pre-Production?- Pre-production is  work done on a product, especially a film or broadcast programme, before full-scale production begins. Digital Print Pre-Production: RISK ASSESSMENT NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSESSOR: Callum Burke Location Address: JCOSS Date of Assessment: 26/02/2017 Risk Description Risk [1-5] Severity [1-5] Prevention of Risk Weather- slipping Electricity Public 5 3 2 4 5 3 Film when not raining Make sure no wires are hanging out and check that electricity is safe to use Film in a less populated area Local Hospital:  Barnet Hospital Address and Phone Number: Wellhouse Lane, Barnet EN5 3DJ Phone:  020 8216 4600 Local Police:  Barnet Police Station Address and Phone Number:  26-32 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5RU Declaration that location has been assessed for risk and safety precautions have been considered....