When I first started dabbling in film making, I was very hesitant to plan so far in advance. We auditioned for He Leadeth Me many months before production actually started. I didn't learn this anywhere, I just figured it would be safest. And I felt the same way as everybody else. We have to wait a whole year to film this movie? And then, we have to wait a whole year to see it?
As the production process advanced, however, I realized quickly that a year is very short. The amount of time it takes to plan a production of this size, and then the size of Sacred, and so on, is incredible. Not only do you need to know who will be committed to the project to start with, but you'll need the time to prepare them for their tasks. Ministry adds a whole different level of development, as well. Not only are we focused on producing a movie, but we're focused on producing ministers in the light of it---and that takes far more concentration and time than anything else.
So what do we do for the next 10 months?
This is our post-production schedule, a peak into the life of Sacred and His people....
July: rough cuts of the film are completed
August: a final cut is completed, final music samples are submitted to our Director of Sound & Audio
September: color correcting begins, we release the official production poster, audio editing begins, a musical plan is created and instrumentalists, permissions, etc. are scheduled
October: the final cut continues to undergo color correction, and ADR (automatic dialogue replacement) begins
November: additional ambiance and sound effects are selected
December: three 1-minute musical pieces for three trailers are selected
January: completed audio and video are submitted to director for final review, text and credits are created, three separate trailers are produced, production staff watches the entire film of Sacred, we begin a premiere countdown
February: completed trailers are submitted to the director for review, first trailer is launched February 14, a final cut of the film will be submitted to our Director of Sound & Audio for all music
March: our second trailer is launched
April: our third trailer is launched, the film continues to undergo musical editing
May: a complete final cut of the film with music will be submitted to the director for final review, all production staff will view the final cut, all necessary corrections and repairs will be made, a premiere DVD is created
June: all of YOU will join us in Fergus Falls for the premiere of Redeemer's Song Ministries' SACRED
Yes, it really does take years to produce a film. :-) Pray for us!
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