This is the place that you can find Video Production Tips, which will help
you make better videos. These tips may sound pretty basic, and in fact they
are. When making good videos, it's essential that you know and practice the
basics. If you know this stuff already, go to the bottom of this page.
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Video Production Tips
Dear Reader
It's been awhile but I'm writing to you again, and I want
to talk about the time when the pieces of your video will go from the script
to the camera: the shoot.
When you are filming your video it can be fun,
stressful, neutral or a nightmare. It's a thin line between each of
these outcomes. When you are planning your shoot make sure to plan
ahead. One rule of thumb: it will always take longer than you
thought. Give yourself good amounts of time and don't plan to do much
on one day. If you do end up finishing ahead of schedule then you can
probably film something scheduled for a different day or something
from a previous day that you weren't happy with or didn't
finish.
Another thing, make sure all of the people
involved are definitely coming. Make sure they know the date and time
and that they are aware of how important it is that they come when
they said they would-the last thing you want is for someone to call
at the last minute and say they can't come. If you plan on filming
during the summer make sure to get your actors and technical crew
early. A lot of families go on vacation and that can smear your plans
if you don't get to them first and get them committed.
Don't schedule over too many days. Your actors
and tech crew will want to attend to their personal lives and will
get sick of what can be a very tiring situation. At the same time
however, you must make sure that there are not too many days in
between each shoot. If you are filming during the school year try to
get what you need done in a weekend (if this is a realistic goal).
The longer your lapses are, the more the continuity of your video
will suffer. Energy levels, clothes, even haircuts could change
during the break and your video will have differences between each
cut.
Finally, remember to have fun on your shoot. It
won't hurt anyone to laugh occasionally. As long as it doesn't get
out of hand let your actors, tech crew and above all YOURSELF have a
good time.
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