Location scouts are skilled masters of detail and work hard to make the director’s location wish list become a reality.
Some consider it tedious work, but pre-production can not only save you money and time. It can also enhance the creative process.
Even the simplest program depends on planning. Production planning, or production logistics, can be so complex that Hollywood production companies devote whole departments to it. It is an essential part of the pre-production process. You can cover the essentials by wrangling just five elements: people, places, things, plans and...
Whenever you're shooting outside the confined walls of a video studio, you're shooting on location. And whenever you're shooting on location, you must deal with site-specific circumstances — circumstances of lighting, power, noise, people, furniture, pets or anything else that might help or hinder your video efforts. This is...
A storyboard is one method of planning ahead and it helps a lot during the pre-production process. By visualizing your shots with a storyboard, you can see how your shots fit together before you've shot a single foot of film or frame of video, which will prevent you from...
Writing low budget movie scripts is one of the harder forms of screenwriting. However, it’s also one of the most rewarding.
Identifying keywords an essential strategy for attracting more viewers to your work. Here's how to effectively research keywords as an online video creator.
Especially when working with a limited budget, it's easy to find costumes falling to the bottom of your priorities. If you want to give your production a truly cinematic finish, costume design should be a key element.
We talk about pre-production and whether or not anyone really needs it. Spoiler alert, most of the time, everyone does.
A shot list details every shot the filmmaker or video producer intends to capture during production. It's a crucial step in the pre-production process.
