This course provides students with insight into the development and production stages of a film. It addresses the challenges of producing a film, whether documentary or fictional. The course covers pitching methods, synopsis structure, and the content of intention, production, and realization notes. It analyzes narrative structure or film movement and script structure. Students become familiar with the timeline of film creation phases, the professional ecosystem, components of a projected budget, funding models, and finally, the distribution challenges of a film. The course also addresses issues of authorship rights and music and image rights. Through concrete case studies, the course invites students to reflect on the impact of public policies and artistic choices on film costs, and vice versa, as well as on the nature of work and the responsibilities of producers and directors. By the end of the course, students are able to assess the quality of a production dossier, create a presentation dossier for an audiovisual project, and pitch it effectively.