2. Establish Your Needs
You've outlined your production. You're focused. But you still need
to do a few things before grabbing your camera and start shooting. It's
easy for some of us, to remember "camera, tape, battery, tripod, light"
but other needs play an important role in pursuit of your Great Video Production.
When we read the more than occasional account of forgotten tapes,
batteries running dry in the middle of things and malfunctioning
buttons, focus rings or connections, we realize even the basics can be
overlooked.
Yes, you need a camera and its essential components. You also need
redundancy of backup, extras of the items essential to the success of
your acquisition. Establish the length of your production and know how
much tape, portable hard drives, blank disks or solid state cards you
will need. Even a tripod might not be enough. Will some of your shots
require a higher level of mobility or stability? Will you need a camera
stabilizing unit or perhaps just a monopod? A beanbag support and
flexible cords?
There's a lot of needs that are not always so obvious even when you
do sit and write them all down, but taking the time to think about and
establish your needs will help avoid overlooking the tools essential to
your acquisition success. What you are going to shoot and where, the weather or location climate
, the time of day all have a bearing on what you will need and how much
of it to bring along. Make sure your ditty bag and grip box have the
essentials before heading out for your first day or hour of shooting.
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