Film ab! How to produce a film
You want to produce a film and wonder how? Or are you already making films and want to professionalize? From screenplay to marketing: In our podcast "Film ab!" you will learn step by step what’s important for this.
In six episodes, Franziska Koch, consultant at Kreativ Kultur Berlin, talks with producer Joachim von Vietinghoff about the five stages of film production. Together they look behind the scenes of the movie industry and reveal tips and tricks for your start as a filmmaker.
Please note that the podcast is in German only. You can listen to it on Spotify here.
Musik: Alva Noto
Produktion: Lennart Uhrenbacher
#1 Our guest Joachim von Vietinghoff
From photographer to Berlinale: In the first podcast episode you will learn more about our guest and his personal motivation to produce films for over 50 years.
More links to the episode:
- Find info on the FOGMA rules here.
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#2 The development of the material
No idea, no film! In this episode Franziska and Joachim talk about the first stage of film production - how to write a screenplay.
More episode links:
- Robert McKee's book "Story" is considered the bible of screenwriters. Here you learn why there are "only" 8 stories possible.
- Here you can find information about title protection to protect your work.
- In our Funding Database you'll find current funding and financing programs, here from the field of film.
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#3 The project development
After the script development is before the project development! In this episode we talk about the planning and financing phase of a film.
More links to the episode:
- The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is a database for films, television series, video productions and computer games.
- epd film is a German film magazine, published monthly since 1984.
- Blickpunkt:Film is a trade magazine about the film industry.
- DWDL.de is an online magazine about the German media industry.
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#4 The shooting
Take one! In the fourth episode we finally get started: Franziska and Joachim talk about the shooting of a film.
More links to follow:
- The Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission is the first point of contact for national and international filmmakers in the capital region and helps arrange filming permits & locations as well as contacts to the regional film industry.
- Crew United connects filmmakers in front of and behind the camera, production companies, service providers and agencies about their joint films.
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#5 The postproduction
The film is made in the editing room?! In this episode we talk about the editing and dubbing of a film.
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#6 The evaluation
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