The Commissioning process
Commissioning
job roles:
Commissioning
editors:
Commissioning
editors roles are to look for authors and buy their book titles or ideas for
publication, they also commission work by finding authors or responding to book
proposals from authors and agents, also to ensure authors deliver typescripts
to specification and on time. An example of a commissioning editor is Sean
Hancock who works for Netflix.
Producers:
A producer’s
job is to have an overall control of every aspect of a films production, by
bringing together screenwriters, the director, cast, finances and production
team. Producers are accountable for the success of the finished film, the
producer will often find the idea and bring together the creative team to
secure the financing the project and being responsible for delivering the film
or TV programme. A producers main
responsibilities is to span all phases of production, development,
pre-production, production, post-production and marketing. An example would be
Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino and Walt Disney.
Directors:
A director’s
job is to work closely with producers and writers by embellishing, refining and
realising original ideas into the finished product. Directors must have must
have a clear creative vision of the project and what materials are required to
achieve it. A director’s main responsibility is to understand the significance
of scenes and how they fit into the overall structure, as well as knowing what
is happening in each scene, also directors may suggest changes to the structure
or order of scenes in order to create greater dramatic tension. An example
would be Tim Burton, Guillermo Del Toro and Steven Spielberg.
Script
editors:
A script
editors jobs is to have the main insight into the effect of different types of
narrative, script editors form objective, reasoned and valid opinions about the
premise, synopsis, treatment or screenplay. Script editors may often haver a
keen insight into the structure of screenplays than screenwriters, they are
heavily involved in development meetings, one-to-one editorial meetings and
regular email feedback. An example would be David Whitaker.
Agents:
An agent’s
job is acting as a liaison between talented individuals and casting directors,
film studios, production companies, ad agencies and photographers, also agents
help their client to build a successful career in the entertainment industry,
and also negotiate financial deals and contract terms on behalf of their
client.
Writers:
A
writes/commissioning writers job role is finding authors or responding to book
proposals from authors and agents, their role is buying the book and publishing
it to the director, screenwriter and actors.
Corporations:
Commissioning
bodies exist in a range of forms and vary from large corporations to small
independent production companies, such major corporations would include BBC as
they offer a variety of opportunities to get work seen by the BBC Writers room
and also Sky and other TV channel to also commission them.
Independent
production companies:
To an
unknown writer independent production companies may be very useful to them as
they will be very cheaper to work with, also smaller production companies often
write their own scripts, editing and sometimes receive financing from larger
corporations to develop their scrips in return for revenue generated by the
final product and how successful it becomes.
Independent
directors or producers:
And
independent directors’ role is to act as a guide to their independent
corporation, their roles include improving corporate credibility and governance
standers, also playing a vital role in risk management and also play an active
role in various committees set up by their company to ensure a good governance,
also like directors’ independent producers have the same background of
responsibilities of raising money to hiring actors and overseeing the budget.
An example of an independent producer is Richard Attenborough and Christopher
Nolan as an independent director.
Organisations:
Film
commission and quasi-governmental, non-profit, public organisations that
attract motion media production crews {including movies, television and
commercials} to shoot on location in their respective localities, and offer
support to production companies can accomplish their work.
Competitions:
A way with introducing your
script to someone in the industry is entering competitions. A winning script
will be highly recognized and will help build your confidence and inform you
that you can bring something to the industry with your skills as a writer. An example of scriptwriting competitions is a
website called Script Pipeline which holds competitions in screenwriting and
has the success stories to prove how it can help change a script writer’s life
meaning it can create careers for those looking to get into the industry.
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The role
of the writer throughout production:
Writers working through the commissioning process of film and TV
need to gather, collect and generate ideas from scratch or detailed and
collective research in order produce a collection of brainstorms and planning
for a new film or TV project. Once the Age, gender and targeted audience have
been decided after taking into account the geodemographic and demographic
audience along with various other points like the product, genre of the Film/TV
being produce, characters, narrative and storyline etc. After all that have
been gathered, the writer will pitch their idea in front of
commissioning directors who will then judge the script and if they like
the idea, the script will then be put forth for Script editing where it is
edited with express permission from the original writer to suit the production
company that is commissioning and distributing your film.
As the Script is being edited the writer or script editor may
speak with the director and producer to exchange ideas and opinions about the
script and how some areas could be changed. The script is then adapted to a
suitable format for shooting and acting when played out on set where after
several adjustments the script will go into a page lock-down and the final
draft have been decided. During shooting of the scripts on set the script will
be adapted and change accordingly to shoot the production and shooting of the
film or TV production
Working
as a writer:
Agent
representation:
An agent is someone who looks
after the sales and the work load of a client. They are more popular among
actors, actresses, music artists and screen writers. The agent will
negotiate the sale to publishers, theatrical
producers and film producers. Some well know publishing companies
will not accept clients unless they have an agent to represent them.
Optioning
and payment:
Option Period and Payments for Extensions, the price is the amount which the producer has to pay in order to actually obtain
the exclusive right to make the movie, the payment of the purchase price is what converts the producer's
right from an option to an
actual conveyance of rights.
Professional presentation:
A
professional presentation requires the confidence and ability to convey the
right image that the director wants the audience to see. My role to do with
professional presentation is to take my ideas in front of my class and teacher
to give a thought out plan of my idea for a short feature film or a suggestion
for a class feature film.
Time
management:
Time management is the ability to plan and
control how you spend the hours in filming and achieving the goals of the day.
My time management in working on my feature film is to do a production schedule
to sort out my time management and schedule what day I’m filming, what footage
I will be recording and how much time I have to film the sequence.
Legal and
ethical considerations:
Copyright:
Copyright
is legal right that protects the use of the work and once the idea has been physically expressed. The
current copyright legislation in the UK is the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988. Copyright law lays out a framework of rules around how that work
can be used, also it sets out the rights
of the owner, as well as the responsibilities of other people who want to use
the work.
Bias:
inclination
or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered
to be unfair. An example of bias is Ableism: prejudiced thoughts and
discriminatory actions based on differences in
physical, mental and/or emotional ability;
usually that of able‐bodied/minded persons against people with illness, disabilities or less
developed skills.
Censorship:
Censorship
is defined as the act or practice of removing obscene, vulgar, and highly
objectionable material from things we encounter every day. Whether it is on TV,
in music, books, or on the Internet censorship is an inescapable part of our
lives, IT also covers the suppression or promotion of any parts if books, Film,
news, etc. That are considered obscene, politically unacceptable.
Watersheds:
Watersheds
is protecting young children watching TV or listening to the radio, that could
be harmful to them. The broadcasting Code sets standards for
television and radio shows and broadcasters must follow its rules. There are
strict rules about what can be shown on TV before the 9pm watershed.
Libel:
Libel and slander are legal claims
for false statements of fact about a person that are printed, broadcast, spoken
or otherwise communicated to others. Libel generally refers to statements or visual depictions in
written or other permanent form, while
slander refers to verbal statements and gestures.
Plagiarism:
The types of plagiarism are to
steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own, to use
(another's production) without crediting the source, to commit literary theft
and to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source.
An example of plagiarism are turning in someone else's work as your own,
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit, failing to put
a quotation in quotation marks, giving incorrect information about the source
of a quotation and changing words but copying the sentence structure of a
source without giving credit
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