For Friday, let’s take a look at a fun video from YouTube video blogger, Stephen Schweickart, of ReelSEO. The video runs us through 7 things to check before hitting record at a shoot.
Shoots can often be chaotic environments, with dozens of people running around, worrying about their part of the project. Simple things can be overlooked if a shooter gets caught up in the rush to shoot. Stephen’s video is a nice reminder that taking time to do things right is more important than rushing to get the camera rolling.
Give it a watch and sound off in the comments with your own pre-roll tips:
I’ll start us off with a couple of extra tips I try to remember before each shoot:
- Sandbag tripods and light stands.
- Provide reports to other shooters on your team during setup so all settings get checked at the same time
- Record short test clips to ensure audio and video settings look and sound good played back
Got any cool tips for audio and video production? Post them in the comments, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter @Videomaker.
