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Guides<br />
you need inside the screen, then<br />
go through your shots and prepare<br />
a list of mechanical props<br />
that will make your scenes work.<br />
Gather up your budget and look<br />
at your options here if you have<br />
gone over budget. Watch Ryan<br />
Connolly’s Film Riot webisodes<br />
to get some quick great tips on<br />
DIY filmmaking, including this<br />
episode on Budgeting.<br />
TEST SHOTS (SHOOTING ORDER + LENSES)<br />
This next step is optional, but can<br />
be very helpful if you have the<br />
time for it.<br />
Go to your locations, grab standins<br />
for your actors (one or two<br />
will be more than enough) and<br />
place your camera shot by shot.<br />
Perfect your angles, movements,<br />
focus and lenses and write down<br />
your final adjustments on your<br />
shooting order sheet. Don’t need<br />
to captures the scenes perfectly,<br />
just record a little clip of the angle,<br />
and movement if you have,<br />
so you can review them later on<br />
a bigger screen to make any final<br />
technical changes. Test anything<br />
you can, including lighting and<br />
sound, so you know on shooting<br />
day that you got everything<br />
covered.<br />
PART 3: LIGHTS, CAMERA & ACTION!<br />
Lets start with some technical<br />
parts. Make sure you create a<br />
checklist of everything you need,<br />
especially if you are the one taking<br />
care of all the props. And if<br />
your not the one, make sure that<br />
the person doing the list doesn’t<br />
forget anything. This should also<br />
include a mechanical list (camera,<br />
lenses, tripod, crane, lights..) anything<br />
that you need on the set.<br />
For any rentals or pick ups try to<br />
have everything in possession the<br />
day before, if not possible, go as<br />
early in the morning as you can.<br />
Retouching<br />
And don’t forget to organize transportation<br />
of all your crew and equipment!<br />
This can all be done a day or<br />
two before production if you have<br />
a vehicle, if you don’t make sure to<br />
plan that as well.<br />
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR ACTORS!<br />
Remember chances are they are doing<br />
this on their free time, for fun. If<br />
your location is in a difficult spot to<br />
get to, make sure you have someone<br />
go pick them up, and always offer<br />
them the service, even if they have<br />
their own car, at least you’ll be sure<br />
they’ll be on time. Also don’t forget<br />
to give them a ride back after the<br />
days is done.<br />
Do not forget to feed your actors<br />
july 2014<br />
<strong>Hype</strong>Mgzne 43
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