Film production process

• Screen writer - a creative person comes up with an idea which they sell on a production company or get a director and producer involved. screenwriting is a freelance job, you don't need any specific education to become a screenwriter however you need the ability to be a good storyteller. A lot of screen writers start their careers writing on speculations and a lot of the time they don't get paid. Professional screenwriters are usually represented by a talent agency.
• Director - is the person who is responsible for the artistic look of the film and ultimately the one who gets all the credit. 
• A person who sets up coodinates and supervises matters such as fundraising , hiring staff, arranging for distributors.
• in major features, this is usually a representative of CEO of the film studio (e.g Warner bros or Universal) or the title may be given to a major financial investor. In a smaller/inderpendent productions it can mean the creator or screenwriter.
• May put up a large amount of funding for the film and in return will want an input in how to make it turns out so they can protect their investment and make money.
• The companies who fund the film going out into cinemas- bigger companies can afford to make more pressings (copies) of each film and can therefore show the film on more screens. Usually a different company is used across different countries.