Storyboarding and prepare for production It's been said that making a movie is a lot like going to war, and while you most likely won’t be risking life and limb during your production, as a producer or director, you will be managing a large group of people, all with diverse talents and goals. In addition, you’ll be trying to balance these talents and goals against -budgetary constraints -scheduling problems -inclement weather -temperamental actors and any number of impossible-to-predict ...