I'm utterly without any organisational skill. I don't have a place for anything, whether it's my keys, phone or one of the hundreds of odd socks I own. Upon discovering that my flatmates actually hang up my keys for me if they find them in a place they know I'll never see them, I decided it was time to sort this out.
Don't get me wrong, I know the general location of what I'm looking for, I know my keys are in the room, or in the Norwich location... somewhere. I just don't have the systematic mindset or the magic wand to pin-point where precisely.
Video and film production is a collaborative process, involving a huge team of people, many of whom have their own creative ideas and input. It's imperative that this tangled
web of creativity is properly managed and the final objectives and decisions are conveyed to the key people in the production. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to do this and in this short article, I'll be showing you how.
Once you have a basic way of coordinating what you're going to film, it makes the tremendous task of searching through the footage and putting everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some time and sort the clips into suitable bins or folders. Unfortunately this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm ripping my hair out through editing related stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only encourage you to learn from my production problems and take some time to arrange, beginning with pre-production which will indeed assist you later on. That way you won't have your friends tidying up after you.
Let me know what methods you use to streamline your pre production process in the comments below!
Don't get me wrong, I know the general location of what I'm looking for, I know my keys are in the room, or in the Norwich location... somewhere. I just don't have the systematic mindset or the magic wand to pin-point where precisely.
Video and film production is a collaborative process, involving a huge team of people, many of whom have their own creative ideas and input. It's imperative that this tangled
web of creativity is properly managed and the final objectives and decisions are conveyed to the key people in the production. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to do this and in this short article, I'll be showing you how.
Once you have a basic way of coordinating what you're going to film, it makes the tremendous task of searching through the footage and putting everything together a lot easier. Then when it comes to editing you just need to take some time and sort the clips into suitable bins or folders. Unfortunately this is something I'm yet to learn, only when I'm ripping my hair out through editing related stress do I think "why didn't I just rename that clip?". I can only encourage you to learn from my production problems and take some time to arrange, beginning with pre-production which will indeed assist you later on. That way you won't have your friends tidying up after you.
Let me know what methods you use to streamline your pre production process in the comments below!
About the Author:
I'm Alex Jones, video marketer and producer. I make useful Video Production & marketing resources to help you earn cash with online video. Check out my Video Marketing Blog and my latest video on the Pre Production Checklist
