What Is Production, Distribution and Exhibition?

Production
Production involves many things, including the actual shooting, which on average would take around 8 weeks. this involves the actors/actresses and directors rehearsing on set. the director would explore many ways to use different camera angles for each shot. During production there will be a lot of crew hired, such as the photographers, picture editors, sound editors, SF X team, script supervisor etc..
During a normal day in production, the crew will set up all their equipment very early in the day, whilst the actor have set times/dates in which they are needed on set, and they will be sent to wardrobe to get heir hair, make up and costume sorted out for shooting. The actors will also rehearse the script while the camera and lighting departments will rehearse with them. When the actual shot is going to be filmed, the director will have as many 'takes' as he wants.
At the end of each production day, the director will go through the next days schedule, and send of a progress report to the production office. Call sheets will then be handed to the cast and crew telling them when and where to meet for the next day, after that the head departments, usually including the director and producer will gather and watch the days footage and review the work.

Distribution
Distribution is usually carried out by very few people in the company called the distributors. they will release the film to the public theatrically (in cinemas) or only for home viewing. The distributor must ensure that the film is delivered to every theatre by the opening day, and that is is showed in permitted theatres with the minimum amount of seats, and the correct show times. Distribution also means taking care of advertisements,
which would be posters, magazine/newspaper articles, television commercials, trailers, website banners etc. the distributor has the responsibility to ensure a full line of advertising material is available for the film, so the exhibitor can attract the largest possible audience.
Distribution includes dealing with foreign film companies, sorting out a suitable censorship, subtitles and other legal authorisation for the film in other countries.

Exhibition
Exhibition is the retail branch of the film industry, it deals with the public screenings for the paying customers- the cinema. The exhibitor sells he whole experience of the film, such as concession stands selling popcorn, sweets, and drinks. They have, to some extent control over how films are programmed, promoted, and presented to the public, which means they have a considerable amount of influence over the box office success. 


Leah