God had clearly not been in the film industry. Anyone who rested at any point during the process of making a movie didn't actually care about whether or not they got a healthy return on their investment. From development, to production, to distribution, every step was filled with 18-hour work days, and everyone involved, from the producers down to the lowliest production assistants slept, ate, drank, and talked nothing but the project they were working on.
Lelah was lucky to have skipped most of the development of 21twelve's first film. She'd written and proofed the script herself, and since there was currently only one film studio in the entire city of RhyDin, she didn't need to shop the script around to the different houses, trying to find someone who'd green light it. She could just proceed smoothly into the next step ? pre-production.
This was always her favorite part of the process. She loved meeting people from the technical side of filmmaking, the camera and sound operators, hair and make-up people, art directors, costume designers, and everyone else who were often the unsung heroes of a film. On Earth, in Hollywood and in New York City, she'd worked with some of the best in the business and was excited to see what sorts of people she could find in her new home. Many of them would no doubt be raw and inexperienced, but that's where a great director would come in handy.
Late Sunday afternoon, Lelah sat at her newly-acquired desk in her loft, working diligently at a list of positions she'd need to fill before filming ? or even casting ? could begin. She was used to working with a production company numbering into the hundreds of people, but for this first project, the barest bones of a crew would be needed.
Since she was directing this film, she wouldn't need to find one. She figured she could also get away with working as the casting director and the story board artist as well, so that was three positions she could cross off the list. The film wouldn't need a choreographer, so that was another one down. After eliminating a few more unnecessary spots, she was left with a list of positions to fill, not including the actors and extras.
Switching from the word processing program she was using, she opened the desktop publishing software she used to create mock-ups of ads and flyers and began preparing an announcement for a career fair. She'd send one of these announcements to the Post, hoping that they would run it as a full page ad, and then she'd post a few more around town, making liberal use of the sides of buildings and other sign boards.
Lelah was lucky to have skipped most of the development of 21twelve's first film. She'd written and proofed the script herself, and since there was currently only one film studio in the entire city of RhyDin, she didn't need to shop the script around to the different houses, trying to find someone who'd green light it. She could just proceed smoothly into the next step ? pre-production.
This was always her favorite part of the process. She loved meeting people from the technical side of filmmaking, the camera and sound operators, hair and make-up people, art directors, costume designers, and everyone else who were often the unsung heroes of a film. On Earth, in Hollywood and in New York City, she'd worked with some of the best in the business and was excited to see what sorts of people she could find in her new home. Many of them would no doubt be raw and inexperienced, but that's where a great director would come in handy.
Late Sunday afternoon, Lelah sat at her newly-acquired desk in her loft, working diligently at a list of positions she'd need to fill before filming ? or even casting ? could begin. She was used to working with a production company numbering into the hundreds of people, but for this first project, the barest bones of a crew would be needed.
Since she was directing this film, she wouldn't need to find one. She figured she could also get away with working as the casting director and the story board artist as well, so that was three positions she could cross off the list. The film wouldn't need a choreographer, so that was another one down. After eliminating a few more unnecessary spots, she was left with a list of positions to fill, not including the actors and extras.
Switching from the word processing program she was using, she opened the desktop publishing software she used to create mock-ups of ads and flyers and began preparing an announcement for a career fair. She'd send one of these announcements to the Post, hoping that they would run it as a full page ad, and then she'd post a few more around town, making liberal use of the sides of buildings and other sign boards.