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Effective Site Surveys for Video and Photo Projects

Effective Site Surveys for Video and Photo Projects

with Richard Harrington

 


When you have a video or photo shoot to do, how do you choose your location? In this course, discover how to carefully select sites and accurately plan for your shoot. Creative pro Rich Harrington teaches the key principles and techniques for finding a location for your next video project, while mitigating risk and reducing costs for a production. Rich introduces topics like logistics, shot blocking, important iPad apps and other measurement tools for surveys, and most importantly, the creative goals of a site survey.

This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. We are honored to host this content in our library.
Topics include:
  • Why do a site survey?
  • Planning camera positions
  • Making lighting decisions
  • Securing permissions
  • Assembling a crew
  • Deciding on your gear
  • Understanding the technical considerations

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author
Richard Harrington
subject
Photography, Video, Video Pre-Production
level
Appropriate for all
duration
1h 43m
released
Feb 12, 2013

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Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington

As a digital video expert and trained business professional, Rich Harrington understands both the creative and management sides of the visual communications industry. He is the founder of the visual communications company RHED Pixel in Washington, DC. He is a certified instructor for Adobe and Apple and a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team. Rich is a popular speaker on the digital video circuit and has served as program manager for conferences hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). He has also written several books for the video industry, including An Editor's Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro, From Still to Motion, and Photoshop for Video. To explore more resources for media professionals and to watch Rich's many podcasts, visit RichardHarringtonBlog.com.
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