Warner Bros is known for its incredible works in the television and movies industry. It is well known for their Detective Comics (DC) and its franchise as well. Founded by four brothers Harry, Albert, Sam and Jacker Warner. According to an article published by Tom Shone in The New York Times, titled David Thomson’s ‘Warner Bros,’ a History of the Studio and the Family It talks about their journey into the filmmaking business and the legacy they have built through the studio. It has opened its doors not only to Hollywood but has studios in different countries like London, Australia and the recent one which was commissioned in Abu Dhabi.
A visit to stage 48 at the Hollywood studios gives one some interesting view on how most of their movies and television shows are created. Whether on location or in the studio. Every production goes through three main phases namely Pre-Production, Production and Post-production. Through these processes, there are different tasks assigned to everyone on set to make sure things run smoothly. This article 20 Awesome Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Moviemaking also gives an insight into how most movies are made and showing some tricks to it.
Through the pre-production, face writers come on board to work on the storyline for the production and that is when all the creativity and brainstorming is done with the creators of the upcoming movie or television show. During the pre-production process, the casting director also works on finding the actors who fit the roles whiles they also work hand in hand with wardrobe and set designers making sure the vision becomes known with their creativity.
After the pre-production process is done, production starts right away where scenes are being filmed either in the studio or location. During this time the creator, directors, set supervisor, and other production staff comes together to bring what was put together by the creator and writer come to live. This is the time camera crews also get busy making sure everything is captured. Stage 48 has created a unique way to give visitors the step by step process through which all their movies and shows come to life.
The final process of each production is post-production, meaning the process where sound editing, scene editing, visual effects, and other important adjustments are made. Also, this is when directors may need actors to reshoot certain scenes if they need to be done. After everything is done and approved by the directors it’s time for promotions and premiere dates to be set. A visit to Warner Bros stage 48 gives a person more insight into the magic that happens when it comes to making their favorite movies or television shows.
Nene Kabutey Lander 