The Production Process

Affinity Films has many years of experience with a very streamlined approach to the entire production process.

Production is the actual time when the project is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling. More crew will be recruited at this stage, which may include, a property master, script supervisor, assistant directors, stills photographer, picture editor, and sound editors. These are just some of the most common roles in the production process.

A typical day’s shooting begins with the crew arriving on the set/location by their call time. Actors will usually have their own separate call times. Since set construction, dressing and lighting can take many hours or even days, they are often set up in advance. The grip, electric and production design crews are typically a step ahead of the camera and while a scene is being filmed, they are already preparing the next. While the crew prepares equipment, the actors are wardrobed in their costumes and attend the hair and make-up departments. The actors rehearse the script with the director, and the camera and sound crews rehearse with them to make final technical adjustments. Finally, the action is called and  the scene is shot in as many takes as the director wishes. This will proceed until each and every scene that is scheduled for that day is shot and accounted for.

Once a film concludes principal photography, it moves to the post-production phase. During post-production, it may become clear that certain shots or sequences are missing or incomplete and are required to complete the film, or that a certain scene is not playing as expected, or even that a particular actor has failed to turn in a performance of the required caliber. In these circumstances, additional material may have to be shot. If the material has already been shot once, or is substantial, the process is referred to as a re-shoot, but if the material is new and relatively minor, it is often referred to as a pick-up.

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