To maximize your efficiency and be sure you get the best footage you can for your project, you need for your crew to work well with your internal team. This will not only help your footage transfer well, but also will help you tell the story well. Author Amy DeLouise discusses reminders to give to your crew before the shoot day.
- There are a number of things you're going to want to remind … your crew about prior to the shoot. … First, content, what your project is about, … who it's for, who or what the primary on-camera subject is. … Arrivals, make sure you review those crew call times … and where they're supposed to pull in, … where they're supposed to park, … where the gear is supposed to go. … Meals, make sure you're making those arrangements … either for the food to be brought in … or you've allotted specific amounts of time … and sufficient amounts of time for the crew … to go off-site to eat. … Attire, it's actually important for you … to communicate with the crew … what you want them to wear on the shoot, … if it's something other than … just what they would most comfortably wear. … So for example, there might be circumstances … where the crew should wear coat and tie … because it's a kind of a formal event … and we don't want to look so out of place. … Or there're other times when I want the crew … to wear what we call crew blacks, …
Author
Released
3/13/2019- Choosing your team
- Choosing your equipment
- Budgeting
- Getting everyone on the same page
- Preparing for your shoot
- Managing your shoot
- Key elements on your shoot that will affect your edit
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Producing a video crew1m 22s
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1. Choosing Your Team and Gear
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2. Budgeting
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3. Story Planning
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4. Choosing Your Video and Audio Specs
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Standards and best practices3m 54s
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Specs for web delivery3m 28s
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5. Preparations to Make in Advance of Your Shoot
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6. Preparing Crew to Work with Your Team
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7. Day-of-Shoot Technical and Logistics Checklist
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Conclusion
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