The film process

Production
In production, the film is created and shot and more people are taken on to add finishing touches such as, property master, script supervisor, assistant directors, stills photographer, picture editor, and sound editors. These are just the most common roles in filmmaking; the production office will be free to create any unique blend of roles to suit a particular film.

Distribution
This is the final stage, where the film is released to cinemas or sometimes to DVD, Blu-Ray or directly downloaded. Press kits, posters, and other advertisments are published and the film is advertised.

Exhibition
Most films have a website and the film plays at certain cinemas and the DVD is released a few months later. The distribution rights for the film and DVD are also usually sold for worldwide distribution. The distributor and the production company share profits.