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.
Working on films however requires me to be a lot more disciplined, so I've been forced to up my game in the organisation department. Such large collaborative projects require a high degree of communication and mutual understanding. The materials of the pre production phase are totally integral to an efficient and seamless production process and helps facilitates the aforementioned communication and understanding.
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.
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.
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.
Working on films however requires me to be a lot more disciplined, so I've been forced to up my game in the organisation department. Such large collaborative projects require a high degree of communication and mutual understanding. The materials of the pre production phase are totally integral to an efficient and seamless production process and helps facilitates the aforementioned communication and understanding.
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.
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.
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 produce helpful Video Production & marketing blogs to aid you in earning money from online video. Check out my Video Marketing Blogs and my latest video on the Pre Production Checklist
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