I must admit, I'm hugely unorganised. I rarely have a fixed location for anything, be it keys, mobile phone or even the bacon sandwich I'd mislaid two days ago, (turns out I'd left it in the bathroom while looking for the sponges). In fact I recently learnt my housemates have made a habit of hanging up my keys whenever they see them somewhere they know I'll never find - and I'm sure they're sick and tired of the phrase "can you ring my phone?".
In my defence, I know the general whereabouts of my stuff...sometimes. I just don't have the magic third eye to see where it is exactly. However, having worked on various film and video production shoots, I can honestly say it's evident which shoots have been properly prepared in advance. While no shoot will go 100% to plan, it's amazing to see the difference in a shoot when the key production roles are all working collaboratively and the project has a real sense of forward motion - instead of just stopping and starting to indulge every guy and his 'suggestion'. Filmmaking is an incredibly disciplined occupation and thankfully this has encouraged to focus more on my organisational skills.
Working on films however requires me to be a lot more disciplined, so I've been forced to up my game in the organisation department. Such large collaborative projects require a high degree of communication and mutual understanding. The materials of the pre production phase are totally integral to an efficient and seamless production process and helps facilitates the aforementioned communication and understanding.
web of creativity is properly managed and the final objectives and decisions are conveyed to the key people in the production. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to do this and in this short article, I'll be showing you how.
Once you have a basic way of coordinating what you're going to film, it makes the tremendous task of searching through the footage and putting everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some time and sort the clips into suitable bins or folders. Unfortunately this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm ripping my hair out through editing related stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only encourage you to learn from my production problems and take some time to arrange, beginning with pre-production which will indeed assist you later on. That way you won't have your friends tidying up after you.
Use the comments below to let me know how you ensure a smooth and efficient shoot process.
In my defence, I know the general whereabouts of my stuff...sometimes. I just don't have the magic third eye to see where it is exactly. However, having worked on various film and video production shoots, I can honestly say it's evident which shoots have been properly prepared in advance. While no shoot will go 100% to plan, it's amazing to see the difference in a shoot when the key production roles are all working collaboratively and the project has a real sense of forward motion - instead of just stopping and starting to indulge every guy and his 'suggestion'. Filmmaking is an incredibly disciplined occupation and thankfully this has encouraged to focus more on my organisational skills.
Working on films however requires me to be a lot more disciplined, so I've been forced to up my game in the organisation department. Such large collaborative projects require a high degree of communication and mutual understanding. The materials of the pre production phase are totally integral to an efficient and seamless production process and helps facilitates the aforementioned communication and understanding.
web of creativity is properly managed and the final objectives and decisions are conveyed to the key people in the production. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to do this and in this short article, I'll be showing you how.
Once you have a basic way of coordinating what you're going to film, it makes the tremendous task of searching through the footage and putting everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some time and sort the clips into suitable bins or folders. Unfortunately this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm ripping my hair out through editing related stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only encourage you to learn from my production problems and take some time to arrange, beginning with pre-production which will indeed assist you later on. That way you won't have your friends tidying up after you.
Use the comments below to let me know how you ensure a smooth and efficient shoot process.
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I'm Alex Jones, video marketer and producer. I produce helpful Video Production & marketing blogs to aid you in earning money from online video. Check out my Video Marketing Blogs and my latest video on the Pre Production Checklist
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