Pre-Production

Pre-production is the planning stage of your shoot, and occurs before the camera starts rolling. By creating storyboards, scouting locations, and figuring out the budget ahead of time, your production will be free of unnecessary worry.

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15 Websites You Need to Know

Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 08/01/2011 - 12:00am

Type "Video Production" in a search URL and you come up with more than 24-million links. Finding your exact needs is time-consuming, but we've narrowed the process down for you.
Find the Best Storyboarding Software

Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 07/01/2011 - 12:00am

Every good story starts with a plan. Every good plan starts with an idea. Every good idea accumulates with a vision.
Liven Up Your Documentary by Capturing B-Roll

Good B-roll helps you keep a good pace, cover mistakes, and dive even deeper into your story. To make sure your story has all of that, we'll go over some tips on how to direct people to act and show you how to cover live events in a way that makes your documentary interesting and informative.
How to Set Up Lights and Microphones for Documentary Interviews

To help you get started with your documentary interviews, we show you the equipment you'll need, give you some tips on making a room look good, tell you what you should include in your talent releases, and provide you with some tips to assure that your subject looks great on screen.
How to Get Access to Locations for your Documentary

Getting access to the right locations can lend your story credibility and interest. To make it a little easier for you get into the places you need to shoot, we show you the types of venues you'll have to deal with, how to manage locations and when you'll need location releases.
The Video Editing Log Jam

Anonymous (not verified) - Sun, 05/01/2011 - 12:00am

Whether you use film, flash files, or videotape, every editor needs to have the footage on their editing machine before they can start cutting the project. Keeping that transfer route organized will cut your editing time tremendously.
Finding the Best Crew and Equipment for your Documentary

Having a good crew behind you can help you to not only get the shots you need, but get them on time as well. To help you find good crews, we'll first go over some things to consider about crew members, what crew size you'll need and some sources of where to find solid crews.
How to Manage and Direct your Video Crew for your Documentary

Keeping a crew happy results in a more efficient and stress-free production. In order to help you do just that, we'll go over some ways to hold useful production meetings with your crew, how to transport your crew, and some tips in catering food for your crew.
Tripods, Dollies, and Other Essential Accessories for Documentary Shoots

Though shooting, audio, and lighting gear are incredibly important, they're not the only items that make make your documentary look great. That's why we'll go over what to look for in stabilizing equipment like a tripod or a sled, arm and vest system, dollies, and lastly essential grip gear for any shoot.
Choosing the Best Lighting Equipment for Your Documentary

Good lighting defines the difference between great looking footage and poorly made home movies. Knowing the lighting technology and gear, such as fixture designs and lamp types as well as the best equipment for blocking, diffusing and reflecting light, can help your footage look like it belongs on the big screen.