Working on Documentary-Type Productions: 1
You Will Always Know Something
Even if you are working on a production that appears to be totally unscripted and unplanned, you will always know something before you arrive on location – even if it is only the subject matter.
If, for example, you know nothing more than that you are working on a documentary about drink, then at least you can begin to focus your attention somewhere. Anything liquid, in bottles, restaurants, homes, on tables, in shops, should attract your interest.
Continuity
The job of continuity will, of necessity, be less precise than on scripted productions, but all the points in earlier chapters should be taken into consideration:
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