Film production process

1. The idea is the first ideas of the story and genre of film.
2. Development finance is getting funding to start the project and making sure key roles are filled i.e. writer.
3. Script development is the process of completing the script.
4. Packaging is planning out how the film will be made and who will be in it.
5. Financing is gaining the money required to fund to bulk of the project.
6. Pre-production is the planning of how the shoots for the film will go and what is needed.
7. The shoot is the filming itself.
8. Post production is the process of taking the rough footage and putting it all together.
9. Sales is production of advertising materials and screening of the film.
10. Marketing is the advertisement of the film and finding the target audience
11. Exhibition is the premiere and showing of the film.
12. Other windows is what happens to the film after release

Further information:
http://www.inspiredfilmandvideo.co.uk/content/stages-of-production