Pre-Planning Is the Key to Better Telugu Cinema
| Tharun Bhascker’s preparation for ENE Repeat has highlighted the importance of pre-planning in filmmaking. He reportedly prepared a detailed book covering scenes, actors, camera angles, lenses and movements even before entering the sets. While small and medium-budget films are showing the value of careful planning, some big-budget projects face delays, reshoots and additional expenses due to a lack of preparation. Proper planning can save time, control costs and protect producers from unnecessary financial pressure.
Recent developments in Telugu cinema show why directors need to understand the importance of proper pre planning. Whether a film is small or big, good preparation is necessary to make it successful. However, some big budget films are facing problems because of a lack of proper planning. At the same time, small and medium-budget films are showing how carefully movies can be made.
Tharun Bhascker's upcoming film ENE Repeat is a good example of this. His preparation for the shoot has impressed many people. Before going to the sets, he prepared a detailed book explaining how every scene should be filmed.
The book reportedly includes details about the scenes, actors involved, camera angles, lenses and movements of the actors. This shows how carefully Tharun planned the shooting process before starting the actual work.
Such preparation books should be collected and published as a filmmaking guide. They could help aspiring directors understand how to plan and execute a film properly.
Big-budget filmmakers should also follow this approach. When a film involves hundreds of crores of rupees, every step needs careful planning. A lack of preparation can lead to confusion, delays and unnecessary expenses.
Some big films reportedly reach a stage where the team becomes confused even after completing a major part of the shoot. Changes in the story, repeated reshoots and additional shooting schedules increase the budget. These problems can put heavy pressure on producers.
Instead, directors should complete their script work, scene planning and technical preparations before entering the sets. This can save time, control costs and help the team work smoothly.
The question is why such negligence is seen in some big films when smaller films are being made with so much care. A bigger budget should bring better planning but not more confusion.
So Telugu directors who are planning whether small or big films must have correct pre planning to save producers as well as industry.