Preparing For Takeoff

Preparing for Takeoff

You have the camera, time, money (or credit card), so why don’t you just start shooting? That’s one way to do it. However, be prepared for major mid-shoot changes, unhappy actors, a resentful crew, wasted days, and dwindling finances. This can all be avoided by solid planning – but where do you start?

Preparing for Takeoff will give you the tools you need to fully prepare for your independent film. Arthur Vincie breaks down the entire life cycle of a film, showing how scheduling, previsualization, location scouting, clearing permits, and other preproduction tasks are just as vital to the success of your film as the shoot itself.

•  Master the preproduction workflow from the perspectives of both the director and producer, ...