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.
Don't get me wrong, I know the general location of what I'm looking for, I know my keys are in the room, or in the Norwich location... somewhere. I just don't have the systematic mindset or the magic wand to pin-point where precisely.
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
three fundamental ways to ease a process that can otherwise be fairly stressful. These include scripting, storyboarding, and a treatment making the final intentions of the project clear to everyone involved.When I'm editing I frequently discover I have the same problem. In one project I'll have an extensive list of unnamed sequences, audio tracks and a bucket-load of footage to cope with. Finding one quick clip will become a ten minute long treasure hunt that only adds to the stresses of video production. What is easily forgotten is that there are very standard techniques that can be used to accelerate the production process monumentally. This process begins before you've even started filming, I mean if you begin editing a film that had no strategic or clear terms of arranging, then you're going to get nowhere when it comes to putting together the footage. I last week came across this video blog, titled Pre Production Checklist from Lambda Films, a web video company in Norwich. The video details some simple ways of generating an idea of what you want your video to look like before you've even started shooting it. It basically talks about scripting, storyboarding and keeping your intentions clear through a brief or treatment.
When you know what you're filming, it makes the colossal task of going through the footage and beginning to put everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some initiative and sort the clips into the right bins or folders. regrettably this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm tearing my hair out through editing based stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only suggest that you learn from my production worries and take some time to prepare, beginning with pre-production which will certainly help you later on. That way you won't have your housemates tidying up after you.
Use the comments below to let me know how you ensure a smooth and efficient shoot process.
Don't get me wrong, I know the general location of what I'm looking for, I know my keys are in the room, or in the Norwich location... somewhere. I just don't have the systematic mindset or the magic wand to pin-point where precisely.
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
three fundamental ways to ease a process that can otherwise be fairly stressful. These include scripting, storyboarding, and a treatment making the final intentions of the project clear to everyone involved.When I'm editing I frequently discover I have the same problem. In one project I'll have an extensive list of unnamed sequences, audio tracks and a bucket-load of footage to cope with. Finding one quick clip will become a ten minute long treasure hunt that only adds to the stresses of video production. What is easily forgotten is that there are very standard techniques that can be used to accelerate the production process monumentally. This process begins before you've even started filming, I mean if you begin editing a film that had no strategic or clear terms of arranging, then you're going to get nowhere when it comes to putting together the footage. I last week came across this video blog, titled Pre Production Checklist from Lambda Films, a web video company in Norwich. The video details some simple ways of generating an idea of what you want your video to look like before you've even started shooting it. It basically talks about scripting, storyboarding and keeping your intentions clear through a brief or treatment.
When you know what you're filming, it makes the colossal task of going through the footage and beginning to put everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some initiative and sort the clips into the right bins or folders. regrettably this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm tearing my hair out through editing based stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only suggest that you learn from my production worries and take some time to prepare, beginning with pre-production which will certainly help you later on. That way you won't have your housemates tidying up after you.
Use the comments below to let me know how you ensure a smooth and efficient shoot process.
About the Author:
I'm Alex Jones, video marketer and producer. I make useful Video Production & marketing resources to help you earn cash with online video. Check out my Video Marketing Blog and my latest video on the Pre Production Checklist
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