From the course: Video Post Production for Low-Budget Films
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Reshooting and getting additional content
From the course: Video Post Production for Low-Budget Films
Reshooting and getting additional content
- After you piece together the rough cut for your film, it should become pretty clear if you're missing content or need to reshoot. sometimes this is, but not always is, a mistake from the director or someone in the crew, a mistake that someone made. The term reshoot isn't very accurate. I prefer to use extra shooting. The director and editor might decide that an extra shot, or extra shots perhaps, a few inserts or additional dialog can make the story much more stronger. On films with a large budget, reshooting is actually an expected step in post. So it is often added to the budget. To produce our short film, we called in a lot of favors, from securing the location, finding the props, to assembling the cast and crew. Reshooting even a very short scene would be simply impossible for us from a financial and logistical persective. So when a reshoot is out of the question, it often forces the editor to come up with more creative solutions. Another way might be licensing stock footage. I…
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