Viewfinder: Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

Making video can be extremely time consuming. The research, the planning, the scripting and the shooting all can require many man-hours. Then there's the logging, the rough editing, the titles, music and fine polish editing. Each of these steps can easily be reduced or extended without much thought required. In total, the time invested into an entire project can shrink or grow by up to 20%. And, let's be honest, usually it grows. Developing the skills of time management can make you not only a better video creator, but also a happier and more successful person.

Many of you are required to edit video under hard and fast deadlines that cannot be missed. If you create video that will air on television, you must have the tape finished and delivered to the studio before it is scheduled to go on the air. Although this can be stressful at times, it makes the job of knowing when to stop the project much easier. I am sure that those people with rigid deadlines work more hours per day as the deadline approaches. Some of you will even pull all-nighters, drinking coffee at 3:00 in the morning just so that a few more hours of editing can be crammed into the day. Even people with hard deadlines can learn to improve their time manag…