The post-production in the movie Donnie Darko played a huge role in the filming of this movie. The audio, which was music from the 80's, give the movie the feeling of the time when the story took place. The narrative had to be done before the actual shooting because they had to know when and where to narrate certain parts of the film. Since the movie took place in more of a suburban neighborhood the producer had to figure out where he wanted to film the majority of the movie. So im sure some re-search had to be done to find the perfect place he was thinking of.
             The special effects had to be planned out long before the shooting began or else they wouldn't be able to show what the director was trying to get across to the audience. Finding someone to do the effects for him to had to be put into place im sure also. Before any location or special effects can be done the over all budget of the film and to be put into place. As a first time producer im sure the budget wasn't too high so everything had to be right in order so the film didn't bust its over all budget.
             So when post production is planned out and followed through right the results can come out just as you wanted. Knowing what you want and how you want it to be done takes time and a budget but it can be done with careful planning.
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