Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Top Tips You Can Use In Video Productions

By Mario Maz Boccaccio


Making video productions can be difficult or easy depending on scale and budget you intend to use. Virtually all video production will require the following essentials. If you intend to make one, the following tips can be very vital.

Failing to plan is planning to fail; you simply must have a game plan, a good game plan. You need to know how many crew members you will require; what venue will you use for your shoot; when will the actual production take place. These are plans you must have in mind if you are to produce something worthwhile. Remember to make your plans with regards to your budget.

Complex productions tend to bore the audience. Simplify your production as humanly possible, this will ensure that you attain your goal of educating the target audience. Also, make sure that you don't have a very long production. If you envision that the content of your video will be long, segment it. You can have several pieces of up to ten minutes which are easy to decipher. Remember, you don't want to bore the audience with very long productions; they are likely to lose focus on such productions.

Have your equipment ready and in good condition. You must ensure that all the equipment is functioning at least one day before the day of the shoot. If the equipment is faulty, you will waste a lot of time because every time you will be stopping to check the equipment out. These will kill the flow and psych of crew members. Remember, it wont matter how expensive or cheap the equipment is, just be sure that it is functional and you can actually use it without distractions.

During rehearsal, make sure that you are not too fixated on perfection. Remember, if you are too strict, the morale of your crew goes out of the window. You need your crew motivated well enough. Too much strictness will kill that. Rehearsals are very important, make sure all team members understand what is expected of them and can piece together how the entire production will be moving. This helps save allot of time. Experiment different moves to see which one works best. Let talent shine and give your crew space to work.

Having a relaxed crew is always good. Make sure that the members of your crew are as comfortable as possible on the day you intend to take the shoot. To remove tension, have the shoot in segments, this will give you time to cool off. Your crew also gets a break from all that hustle. It is advisable to have about ten minutes break in between your video shoots.



Once you are done with the shooting, your production will go to editing. This part of production can be very tricky especially if your editor is not that good. Basically, editing is about putting together the best pieces of the shoot. It's vital that you take some notes as reverence points from the shoot; this notes you will use to come up with good edit.

A good editor presented with good material will give you very good results. Basically, what you want is an audience that enjoys and understands the content of your video productions. Have this in mind and work towards attaining it.




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