how to make a film

[Immi666]

i have this college assignment and i have no idea where to start: i need to make notes on the six stages of film production - negotiating a deal, pre-production and preparation, production, post-production, distribution and marketing, exhibition. anyone got any ideas? know a good site? i do know this stuff but my mind has gone completely blank. helllllppp!!!

[tonymclark]

If you live near a large bookshop like Borders or Waterstones, try their film section, I'm sure there must be some current or recent book that guides the beginner through film production. Good luck.

[snook]

Go to IMDb, the best film site on the web (it's here ) and register. It's free, and they only need your name, email address and password (far as I can recall).

Click on Message Boards, then look under Film Talk and click on Film General. You can post your question there and you'll have thousands of avid film fans/freaks/experts/professionals reading your post and offering suggestions before you can say "Action! ".