This week I am going to write about the process of planning for a shoot and how important it is. First off, I want to talk about how important it is even when you are doing a small project to plan ahead and know exactly what you are going to do before you start shooting. I found this out the hard way while working on a small project for class.
The most important thing that makes shooting an easy process for me is having a detailed shot list. For really small two or three minute videos I thought there would be no reason for a shot list because I had what I wanted to do in my head. But as I began to shoot I found out how unorganized I was and found that I had no real idea of what I wanted the actor to do or how I wanted to set up for a shot. Having a shot list for this project would have even shown me on this particular project that the idea I had was no good and I would have done something else. That is why I believe that having a shot list is the most important part of Planning for any size project that you are doing.