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8
T
he marquee at your local theater probably gives you
many viewing options. But who decides which films
are made?
Before the first scene is shot, important decisions are
made about the movie. This is the time of development
and preproduction.
In development, a writer may base a screenplay on a
book or an original idea. A director could raise money to
turn a story into a movie. A studio executive could like a
concept and hire the people to make it into a movie. No
The Green Light
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