COORDINATING AND REPORTING
The script supervisor works closely with the director and editor, and plays a key role in guarding against omissions or mismatches in the production. Continuity work begins as soon as a finished script exists, but comes into its own during shooting. The script supervisor monitors the continuity of costumes, properties, and characters’ [...]
It is an adaptable form of nonfiction programming that has served various functions throughout the medium’s history: as a symbol of prestige for advertisers and networks, a focal point for national attention on complex issues, a record of the human experience and the natural world, and an instrument of artistic and social expression. Unlike other [...]
Interviews constitute the bulk of shots in a documentary. Cinema verite, archival footage, panning stills, or more creative montage make up the rest. Interviews fall into two general categories: the informal stand-up interview and the more formal sit-down interview. A hybrid of the two is the tour, where you follow the subject around a location. [...]
Betacam SX format released by Sony Corporation in 1996. It’s a component digital format that has a sampling ratio of 4:2:2 and a 10 :1 MPEG 2 compression ratio. The recording is done on a 1/2-inch metal-particle videotape enclosed within a cassette. The format supports up to four digital audio tracks plus a time code. [...]
1-Inch Type C is an open-reel format that records a composite video signal onto a 1-inch-wide videotape. There are three audio tracks, two for the program audio and one for longitudinal time code. This format was introduced in 1978 and has been widely used throughout the production and postproduction industry. The maximum playing time available [...]
The script is quintessentially the most important piece of no budget filmmaking. It is the blueprint for your film. If the blueprint is not designed properly, your film will crumble like a poorly constructed building. Every good movie is produced around a well-written script, and it doesn’t matter how big the budget is, how good [...]
The number of members in the film camera department depends on the kind of film being shot. Big-budget feature films usually have a larger crew than a low-budget film, TV commercial, or music video. It also depends on whether the production is union or non-union. The typical camera department usually consists of the following crew [...]
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The list of Film Production Forms
Actor Release
A.D.R. Form
Art Department Crew Time Sheet
Art Department Prop & Flat Sign Out
Art Department Tool Sign Out
Budget Accounting Summary Sheet
Call Sheet
Camera Department Shooting Log
Camera Report – Film
Camera Report – Video
Camera Truck Inspection
Cast Contact List
Cast/Scene Number Breakdown
Casting Sheet
Cast Member [...]
A manual operation often overlooked in the focus on electronic operations in a video production is the continuity record keeping or logging process. A written record of each shot is kept on a log sheet in a form that supplies the director and the editor with the information they need to accomplish their tasks. The [...]
Low budget filmmaking is a process that can at times be arduous, but the pay-off is one of the most creative forms of fulfillment that can be achieved by a modern day storyteller. It is with this concept that we will cover some of the most basic steps of low budget filmmaking. Keeping these rules [...]
