Editing Filmmaking (section)

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'''Filmmaking''' or '''film production''' is the process by which a [[Film|motion picture]] is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through [[screenwriting]], [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]], [[pre-production]], [[Principal photography|shooting]], [[Sound recording and reproduction|sound recording]], [[post-production]], and screening the finished product before an audience, which may result in a [[film release]] and exhibition. The process is nonlinear, in that the filmmaker typically shoots the script out of sequence, repeats shots as needed, and puts them together through editing later. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world, and uses a variety of technologies and [[cinematic techniques]] to make theatrical films, episodic films for television and streaming platforms, music videos, and promotional and educational films.

Although filmmaking originally involved the use of [[photographic film|film]], most [[Digital cinematography|film productions are now digital]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-09|title=The New World of Digital Filmmaking|url=https://www.filmconnection.com/reference-library/film-entrepreneurs/the-new-world-of-digital-filmmaking-0411/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Film Connection Film Institute|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007204042/https://www.filmconnection.com/reference-library/film-entrepreneurs/the-new-world-of-digital-filmmaking-0411/|url-status=live}}</ref> Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast.