Sound Library Materials

Sound libraries are a collection of audio files that offer a range of digital sound effects and recordings that can be used by production companies to include in their films. However it is important to find a standard sound library as some of the audio files may not be of high quality, which is why production companies may have to research and compare different files before finally selecting one.

Photo Library Materials

There are libraries that allow the public to access photos which are used in production, however a considerate amount of research may be required as the photos may not be of a good quality. These photos can be of use also when advertising the film.

Types of Materials

"Materials" refer to the physical or digital objects that are used/included in a film production. These could be self generated materials or content that has been archived, this could be of either sound files or video footage. 

Types of Materials:

• Original Materials
• Archive and Library Materials
• Photo-Library Materials
• Sound Library Materials
• Internet
• Assets
• Audio
• Script
• Animatics
• Graphics
• Interviews
• Costumes
• Properties
• Recorded Music

Archive and Library Materials

Archive and Library Materials are content that has been created by and retrieved from a different source, such as the internet or an individual. 
Archives make the content available for anyone to use it, such as photographs, audio or music. Retrieving materials external sources may be less time consuming as the content does not have to be created, however research into its quality may require extra time.

Original Materials

Original Materials - Original materials refer to something that is created by yourself, whether it is a piece of music, a sound or something that is filmed which is not retrieved from someone else or any other online/internet sources. In production this can be referred to as in-house materials which can be created by teams within the production company. Having artefacts created within the production company can be more cost effective towards the budget.

This can include:

- Graphics
- Costumes
- Props
- Music

Contributor Biographies

Any contributor who participates in a role for a production will be represented by a contributor biography for the marketing of the film.

Producers, directors, screenwriters and actors will be given a professionally written biography in a press folder.  

Types of Contributors

Types of Contributors:

• Specialists
• Experts
• Talent
• Public

Specialists

Specialists are those who have a unique amount of skills and experience at a certain role. Specialists often work once hired occasionally, in this case in the film industry, that can manage any work that requires assistance from the specialist as they have the highest and valuable knowledge of that project and know what details and methods are best. 

Specialists are not always continuously hired, they are mainly hired whenever an organisation requires their assistance.

Specialists can also be recruited for training and development programs for new staff who require to learn a new range of skills which can help them succeed at the job role. 

Specialist roles can include:

• Technical Specialists - such as specialist pilots.
• Specialist Trainers - such as specialists who can train actors for a particular role. 
• Production Specialists - such as an outside specialist who is hired to handle production tasks which requires a specific skill.

Experts

An expert refers to someone who is highly skilled and have great knowledge in a particular subject. Experts can be of great assistance to the film industry as they can help enhance how realistic certain features are, such as acquiring a historian who can help describe features of a certain time period or someone who is required to give details of a particular series of events that occurred, in order to provide more accuracy. 

Talent

 

Talent can also be referred to as specialists who are hired, whether they are actors for the whole duration of the film, or stand in actors who are hired for a short period of time to perform certain activities that the original cast may be incapable of doing. This includes dancing, singing or even stunts in some cases. 

Public

Public refers to anybody outside of those who are involved with the production itself, which includes anybody included to make effects or background scenes. The public is not referred to as extras as they are not paid to do it, gaining permission from the public can make the scene more realistic than paying a large amount of money to rent out a location and then hire additional extras. This occurs only when a public place gives permission for filming to take place at that location, then the team can start looking for volunteers to participate in filming.