A2: Find a blockbuster film and evaluate the pre-

production requirements/documentation and its success

of planning in relation to the final product.

STAR WARS-THE FORCE AWAKENS:

PRE-PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS

FILMS SUCCESS AND HOW PRE PRODUCTION HELPED

The Force Awakens is a 2015 American space opera film produced, co-written
and directed by J.J Abrams is the first Star Wars film not to involve franchise
creator George Lucas. Set 30 years after return of the Jedi, the film follows Rey,
Finn and Poc’s search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the residence.

The green screen is used within the movie multiple times throughout; the image
has been edited before and programed on a computer so that it can then be placed into editing so that the shot has the full background of
the environment. The environment will be demonstrated in the story boards which were made before hand, this therefore helps the
directors and editors create a great film. The actors will do the scene with a green screen and then be edited out so it all comes together.
The green screen was needed as the locations the film is set in aren’t all realistic or accessible so this means that the locations are made by
an artist then and then added into the film in the background so that it looks realistic and believable for the audience. They use green
screen to make a more complex areas such as space battle, insides of the ship cargo areas etc., the use of green screen helped influence
the success as it made the film look more realistic and it will interest the audience as some people like to see varies of locations the artist
has created, and made for the film. Although it cost it cost a lot more money to use and create a green screen, it is well worth it as the film
will become more successful, therefore more money for people involved.

Pre-production helped in numerous ways. One of the ways was through a story board, these helped as they were able to different shots
which would illustrate what the movie will be like and then could see if anything needed to be changing and where edits are needed. By
using story boards it helps the director and production team film the scenes quicker with ease, considering the longer they take to shoot
the movie the more money they are losing as they need to pay staff and keep equipment and stunt men, so they story boards process is a
quick duration where an artist removes part they don’t like therefore add new stuff, the use of the story board help to give an visual
understanding and vivid structure to the audience, Instead of jumping in and filming therefore changing the scene numerous times. The
storyboard helps the success of the movie as it can signify to the director how the film will look and can be altered before filming begins
which will cut times down, therefore meaning will come to cinema sooner, if story boards won’t use then filming process would of taken
longer and it would of cost the film makers more funds as the scene would have changed and attend on set with no visual understanding
of what it will look like before.

The designing of props will have been done around the same time as the story boards, the props need to be designed on a software, such
as google stretch or pro desktop and it must signify how he prop looks in colour and extreme detailed in included. By introducing this it
helps the characters come to reality as their weapons, masks and ships are all made before so that if changes need to be made they can be
done be done before production and filming ends, This highly influences the success of the film as it helps the props designed to the same
style as the character or environment, this is all conventional to the genre as all props, link to the genre of sci-fi.

The designers will also have to think about how they can help produce the different character like the space monsters and the variety of
species pf people within the movie, sketchers are done before so that if it changes are needed in design of them for reasons of its too
graphic or it doesn’t make the scene, it can be done before the final production and shots are made.

HOW PRE PRODUCTION HELPED

Pre – production helped the film become successful as the movie needed to have all the main work such as character stunts and scripts.
This helped production be quick and efficiently as the story boards have been created so each scene should be set out like the way on the
story board have been created so each scene should be laid out like the way on the story board, the script have been read and confirmed
by ten writers and five producers so this allows the actors to start learning their lines. The creating of all black ground scenes and CGI is
made before the film is fresh so that they can edit it into the shot so the scene looks more reality.

The pre-production creation mainly make creating the whole film, easier as they can see how everything should be done before it’s made.
This means if anything needs to change throughout the production it can be done without affecting the budget and the time massively.
Within the YouTube industry there are videos of a drone called the S74 drone. The video signifies how it was made and transversed from a
sketch to a small robot that is on the screen. As you can see at 0.25 you see that the drone has a shell made and he was designed on piece
of paper at first. The S74 drone was designed a number of engineers and artists, who were then put together by an organization of artists,
which was made in steps of the shell being, produced then the outer parts and then planting design and final extras to make the robot
more realistic and believable. The robots is conventional to the genre as there are many different robots in the film ranging from huge
robots to little pip stop workers, and there is a similar robot called r2-d2 who is very famous and known from previous star wars film.
Interestingly, r2-d2 looks similar too this S74 drone. The drone has been designed around the idea and structure of this robot which is
iconic to the film star wars due to the earlier drone r2-d2. This massively helps the audience and viewers that the genre is still the same
and still has the Star Wars vibe to it even though there’s some changes and is more modem.

VARIOUS PREPRODUCTION RECOURSES

SCRIPTS AND DRAFTS

Scripts and drafts were originally made so they can make scripts and show other writers. They can edit it, and improve parts in script that
need to be changed to improve the movie. In a massive scale movie like Star Wars they normally have about 8 writers to help produce and
make the script for the movie to have the best possible outcome. The reason Star Wars has so many writers is because the script needs to
be examined and looked at so all the writers have adapted to the new script. The producer of the film has
the final say if he’s proud of the script and is allowable to be presented to the public. Many drafts are
written so that the CGI can be tested out in the scene with multiple drafts then the best one is picked and
added into the real edit and adjustments in the movie.

RISK ASSESMENT

Within the film Star Wars the producer had to conduct multiple risk assessments due to being such a stunt unrealistic film, with loads of
moving species. Within the risk assessment there are made so that hazards are seen before production, they therefore find out how it
avoids or aid the event if the hazards happens. For example, if the actor was to get hurt in climbing mountain scene they would need to
conduct tests on the mountain to make sure there are no faults in the components which could possibly cause an accident towards the
actors or staff. All these potential risks would need to be spotted and identified before the movie begins or filming with in the area they’ve
picked. This is purposely done to make all staff; actors and extras are all safe and feel comfortable in their working environment. This is
significant because if these aren’t checked and prevented or monitored it will result in an accident which would then mean the production
time would be increased as the cast members or team member needs to recover before filming more.

LOCATION

Within Star Wars (Force Awakens) was filmed in London in a place called pinewood Studios. The studio was picked because it has lots of
green screens and cgi systems. For this happening – it therefore meant it was easier for the film crew, first aid and other relevant people
or equipment they need for the movie, this mean it’s at hand whenever they need it. The crew and cast travelled to numerous locations
around the globe to film multiple scenes for different fictional planets. For example, ‘Kiki’ was filmed in Sarah desert in Africa. They
travelled multiple locations so film the different areas for Star Wars which the cast were located and also the air base rebels held in etc.
This traveling would influence the budget as they need to pay for all expenses which is travel for cast, travel members, catering, and
equipment to the country or location. Star Wars also rented loads and loads of cars and trucks, this would cost massive amounts of funds
which is significant because it further influence the budget used for the film Star Wars. The locations that were found for the film were
crucially ideal due to the Sarah desert making a great location that would be turned into ‘Kiki’ as it looked remote like the universe needed
to be, it also has no public interference which therefore means the production is faster.

COMPANY CREDITS

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American space opera film produced,
co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the first installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following the story of Return of the Jedi
(1983), and is the seventh episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga". It was produced by Lucas film and Abrams's production company Bad
Robot Productions, and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

STORYBOARD
Storyboards are used for many reasons during preproduction. The main reason is because it allows the film director to visualize the scenes
and find potential problems before they occur. In addition to this storyboards also help to estimate he overall cost of production on a
film. Story boards also include instructions that indicate movement during action sequences; this is done so that the image is as clear as
possible during filming. While story boards are not completely filled with details, most technical details involved in crafting a film can be
efficiently described either in Picture of additional text.