> when they want to change something, it's almost like they just do it?
Film production at this level have a lot of process. There are many teams and the director or showrunner acts as “product owner”. The crew is very hierachical and specialized with clearly defined turfs. Pre-production is iterative but when shooting starts it is waterfall - it is incredibly expensive to make small changes after shooting have started. Digital has made it somewhat more iterative since you can “fix it in post” but this still has its limits. You can remove a beard and add a spaceship but you cannot fix bad acting or bad lines.
Film production is definitely not just letting the creatives run wild. Any idea has a price tag attached and will ultimately have to be approved by the accounting team. And film production tend to have a hard deadline and no possibility of patch updated.
Software development is a lot easier since you can keep developing iteratively.
Film production at this level have a lot of process. There are many teams and the director or showrunner acts as “product owner”. The crew is very hierachical and specialized with clearly defined turfs. Pre-production is iterative but when shooting starts it is waterfall - it is incredibly expensive to make small changes after shooting have started. Digital has made it somewhat more iterative since you can “fix it in post” but this still has its limits. You can remove a beard and add a spaceship but you cannot fix bad acting or bad lines.
Film production is definitely not just letting the creatives run wild. Any idea has a price tag attached and will ultimately have to be approved by the accounting team. And film production tend to have a hard deadline and no possibility of patch updated.
Software development is a lot easier since you can keep developing iteratively.