Write a concept for your action movie. Expand it to a storyline, which is a summary of the story comprised of a single page or a few pages written in paragraph form. Once you are confident in your basic story, expand this to a full script.
Write a script breakdown by listing characters, locations, props, sets and other physical requirements the movie needs. This is essential when planning your shooting schedule and designating which art requirements and locations to use for each shooting day.
Complete your movie cast and crew, including selection of your producer, cinematographer, production designer, editor and perhaps even a fight choreographer or stuntman. Inform each person you hire of your concept, script, shooting setup and budget. Agree on terms of payment, such as paid allowances, industry or discounted rates or even free work.
Finalize your movie locations based on your script breakdown.
Conduct production meetings with your team. Confirm your shooting schedule and the shots to be filmed per shooting day. Address all concerns and issues before the shoot, especially those involving movie budget, location permits, stunts or special effects. Tackle basic logistical concerns, including food, transportation and communication expenses, as well as budget for props and sets.
Set up each shot for your movie. Rehearse and carefully plan each scene, especially fight and chase scenes, to ensure the quality of your shots and the safety of your cast and crew. Complete all needed footage. Shooting can take a day for a short movie or a few days or even months for longer movies.
Assemble the rough footage using your video-editing program, then make your rough cut.
Polish your rough cut. Once you have the final edit, lay in your music and sound effects.
Render your edited movie. Rendering is the process of generating the final video after applying all the separate visual and sound effects in your edit.
Export the movie into your desired video file format, such as MP4, MOV or AVI.