Hollywood Film Making in 8 Easy Steps

1. Acquire the rights to the story (which may be an existing novel). This may involve paying a large sum of money to an author or script writer to ensure they won't sell their rights to another production company.
2. Commission a screen writer to adapt the novel into a script. This may require a few tries-or a few different screen writers- until the "right" script is written
3. Hire the essential crew (director, casting director, cinematographer, assistant producers, editor and musical director), who will in turn, hire their own assistants and crew.
4. Determine shooting locations; on location (in this case, contact must be made with land or business owners to book time to use locations) or in studio (in this case, a contractor must be hired to build the sets), prepare housing for actors and sometimes crew, and if needed, hire stunt actors and work out insurance issues.
5. Shoot. This is the shortest step in the film making process.
6. Post-production. This will include the director working with editors and Foley artists, etc, to achieve the final product of the film.
7. The film is now turned over to the producer to be promoted and advertised and sold to cinemas where they will be played for the public. But, before the final cinema step, the films will premiere for influential reviewers and media outlets, where the actors must attend- and these events can occur all over the world.
8. Profit!