things you should OR could have in your PRODUCTION BINDERS
WHO/WHAT: Who is your person place or thing?
- Some information about it or them. You can include some printed material
- Look at their website if there is one and find out more about the subject.
- Listen to their music (if a musician). Look at their work (an artist).
TALENT RELEASE FORMS
LOCATION RESEARCH- the real world
- Where are you going to do the interview?
- Go there Take pictures and print them. Look at them again. What is interesting there or problematic.
- While you are there, listen. Will you have sound issues?
- What is the lighting like? - What lights do you need?
- Include any photos or drawings, sketches, notes.
- Maybe the address, information about parking
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
FLOOR PLAN
make a floor plan for interviewing- where camera, lights, subject goes.
Other things about interviewing:
- DO NOT back them up against the wall.
- Look at the interviewing power point again!
- other examples here
SHOT LIST- what are the other shots you want or need to get?
- What will be your establishing shots
- what is the best wide angle?
- This can be an informal list- but think about what shots will help build your story.
- remember the 5-shot rule
- remember- TV loves closeups
- Get 80-90% STATIC or FIXED shots (you are not moving the camera)
- motivates any dynamic shots (pans, tilts and other moves)
- Get a STATIC shot at the start and finish of any pans or tilts
TREATMENTS/SYNOPSIS
- - all versions
- - all notes
CONTACT NAMES AND NUMBERS of your talent and any other people helping you
MUSIC TITLES AND SOURCES
CREDITS AND TITLES for your film
ALL notes on your way along.
EQUIPMENT AND CHECK OUT INFORMATION
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More reminders:- Check your batteries work and are correct when you check out
- Check your lav mic is working
- When editing, figure your talking head will be no more than 20% of the screen time.
