Movie Magic Speech - Ashleigh Gibbons

Who here likes movies? Well, I know that I do! But have you ever wondered how movies are really made? Well, I’m here today to talk to you about the 5 stages of how to make a movie.

Stage 1 is called Development. This is when the outline for the movie is created. This idea then needs to be sold to a Production company, like Dreamworks, Universal or Paramount.

Fun fact about production companies is that in 2012 Universal celebrated their 100th anniversary. This means that they have been making movies for over a century!

Once you’ve sold your movie idea to a production company, you are given the green light to go ahead to Stage 2 - Pre Production.

This is when the preparations are made for the shoot, which includes hiring the cast and crew.

Locations are scouted, and the props and sets are made.

Fun fact, it is at this stage that our favourite actors are picked for the project. The next stage is called Production.

This is when the actors are filmed, making the characters come to life. Did you know it can take between 15 to 20 goes before a perfect shot is taken? Although the scene may only be 30 seconds long.

Stage 4 is called Post Production, this is when the film is edited and any computer graphics are added. These can include visual effects, sound effects and music.

Depending on the type of movie, post production can take longer than production! For example action, adventure and sci-fi movies often take longer in post production than dramas and comedies.

The final stage in movie making is marketing, and this can be the most important stage of all. This is when the production companies sell their idea to us, the viewers.

There are a number of ways this can be done, for example billboards, bus stops, tv adverts, cinema trailers and of coarse the social media. It is important for a movie’s success that the right audience is targeted.

In conclusion, I hope that I have proven there is more to the movie industry than just acting in front of a camera. Next time you see a movie think of all the movie magic that goes on behind the scenes.

Thank you for listening.

Reflection

• My Evidence: This is my speech, we (rm 20) started writing our speeches at the end of term 2. During the holidays we also had time to write our speeches, by the time school started up again most of us had finished and were adding details and editing our work. I finished my speech two days before we presented them to our class. When we did we used an online voting system we had to sit in our table groups and vote people 1-3  (one being the lowest and three being the highest).
• What Were We Learning: We were learning how to write convincing\informative speeches. I learnt how to write an informative speech I had never heard of one till then! But I still wrote one for the competition:) 
• How I Felt About This: I felt happy, exited and nervous. I felt happy when I heard the speech competitions were coming around again because in year 4 I came 1st, in year 5 I came 2nd and this year I wanted to to go to the inter school competitions. But in the end I didn't even place so my dream was crushed and I felt miserable, unsatisfied and of coarse sad.:(      Next time maybe I could finish my speech quicker so I have more time to practice.