I'm utterly without any organisational skill. I don't have a place for anything, whether it's my keys, phone or one of the hundreds of odd socks I own. Upon discovering that my flatmates actually hang up my keys for me if they find them in a place they know I'll never see them, I decided it was time to sort this out.
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.
Video and film production is a collaborative process, involving a huge team of people, many of whom have their own creative ideas and input. It's imperative that this tangled
When I'm editing I often realise I have the same annoyance. In one project I'll have a problematic list of of unnamed sequences, audio tracks and lots of footage to cope with. Finding one small clip will become a ten minute long task that only adds to the tensions of video production. What is readily forgotten is that there are very typical techniques that can be used to accelerate the production process hugely. This can start even before you've started filming, really if you begin editing a film that had no strategic or clear terms of preparing, then you're going to get nowhere when it comes to putting the footage together. Last week I came across this video blog, titled Pre Production Checklist from Lambda Films, an online video service based in Norwich. The video details some simple ways of developing an idea of what you want your video to look like before you've even started shooting it. It primarily talks about scripting, storyboarding and keeping your intentions clear through a brief or treatment.
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.
Let me know what methods you use to streamline your pre production process in the comments below!
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.
Video and film production is a collaborative process, involving a huge team of people, many of whom have their own creative ideas and input. It's imperative that this tangled
When I'm editing I often realise I have the same annoyance. In one project I'll have a problematic list of of unnamed sequences, audio tracks and lots of footage to cope with. Finding one small clip will become a ten minute long task that only adds to the tensions of video production. What is readily forgotten is that there are very typical techniques that can be used to accelerate the production process hugely. This can start even before you've started filming, really if you begin editing a film that had no strategic or clear terms of preparing, then you're going to get nowhere when it comes to putting the footage together. Last week I came across this video blog, titled Pre Production Checklist from Lambda Films, an online video service based in Norwich. The video details some simple ways of developing an idea of what you want your video to look like before you've even started shooting it. It primarily talks about scripting, storyboarding and keeping your intentions clear through a brief or treatment.
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.
Let me know what methods you use to streamline your pre production process in the comments below!
About the Author:
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 Blog and my latest video on the Pre Production Checklist
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