Question

Read an excerpt from an article that Max is using to provide evidence for his paper on filmmaking.

Filmmaking can be broken down into three phases. The preproduction phase includes things such as securing financing for the film, writing the script, scouting locations, and hiring cast and crew. In the production phase the actual recording of the video and audio takes place. This phase also includes things such as setting up cameras, electricity, lights, and sound. Makeup, costume, and set designers are on hand during this phase as well. Finally, during the postproduction phase, the film is edited, sound and visual effects are inserted, and a music score is added.

Max wants to organize this information into a table with three columns. Which is the best way to sort the information?

cast, crew, editor
finance, camera, effects
preproduction, production, postproduction
makeup design, set design, costume design

Answer 1

preproduction, production, postproduction

These are the three phases named in the excerpt and make natural column headers under which the listed tasks (finance, writing, scouting → preproduction; cameras, lights, sound, makeup → production; editing, effects, music → postproduction) can be placed.