29Production Planning
Jim Stinson
The worst cause of video disasters is bad planning—not just during the Pre-production phase, but right through to the end of Post-production. Professionals don’t just make plans; they implement them and then they follow through on them. When you plan like a pro, you:
• Plan the shoot in pre-production.
• Shoot the plan in production.
• Edit the planned shoot in post-production.
This sustained planning and follow-through are essential to delivering a quality video on time and on budget.
Plan the Shoot!
The planning aspect of video creation is so often overlooked that we’re breaking it down into three parts—one for each phase of production. First: plan the shoot in
Figure 29-1 A good script and a well-planned ...
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