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Planning

Great videos require thorough planning. Production planning involves budgeting, recruiting the crew and talent, and preparing your sets, props, and costumes. Careful planning will ensure your production runs smoothly.

Sub-categories

  1. Budgeting
  2. Casting
  3. Crew
  4. Location Scouting
  5. Logistics
  6. Organization
  7. Pre Viz
  8. Storyboarding

Planning

  • Maintaining Continuity

    Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:00am

    Maintaining Continuity
    Even in blockbuster movies, continuity errors happen, and eagle-eyed viewers love to find the mistakes.

  • Storyboarding and Scriptwriting Software - Guide and Review

    Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:00am

    Storyboarding and Scriptwriting Software - Guide and Review

    Shoot the plan

    We've all said those words. We set up our shot schedules, have our prop lists handy and make sure our talent is well briefed. But none of these tools - essential as they may be - has the visceral impact of a single storyboard panel.

  • The Right Place at the Right Time

    Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:00am

    The Right Place at the Right Time

    Scouting locations ahead of time is a great way to avoid last-minute surprises and big headaches on the day of your shoot.

    Consider this: a scene in your short film takes place in a coffee shop. You know you could never pass off your living room as the local java joint, so you decide to shoot that scene on location. It's time to hit the road and find the right spot. There are several elements to keep in mind:

  • Videotaping Sporting Events

    Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 05/01/2007 - 12:00am

    Videotaping Sporting Events
    Football, baseball, hockey, tennis. Swimming, cycling, running and lacrosse. Sports shooting is an art unto itself, and every sport has shooting hurdles to jump.

  • Stage It!

    Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 03/01/2007 - 12:00am

    Stage It!
    Look, Ma!! I'm famous! The stage exists for one reason:

  • Power management for lighting. Secrets of story telling.

    Power management for lighting. Secrets of story telling.

    In our News & Technology segment, Derek and Mark look at a couple of "Off Shore Sightings" from Japan... JVC has a new Everio prototype while Panasonic is creating an A-V-C-H-D camcorder... Why are there no HD disc recorders in the U-S yet? Public Access in Hawaii on TV through the Internet.

    In our Tips & Techniques segment, Mark & Brian look at Power management for lighting... And some good tips on the secrets of storytelling.

  • First Steps to Starting a Video Business

    First Steps to Starting a Video Business

    In our News & Technology segment with Mark and Derek, JVC's announces a new pro HD camcorder, AJA introduces a miniature converter for H-D-M-I as well as news from Sorenson, Bella, Final Draft and Alienware.

    In our Tips & Techniques segment, John and Mark look at "The Business of Video" with some good ideas to make your video make money for you.

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