Producing a Video Crew

Successfully guide video projects with outside production teams. Get tips for choosing the right crew, picking a shooting location, planning your production schedule, and more.

Introduction

• Producing a video crew
• Important trends and strategies to know
• Your shoot planning checklist

1. Choosing Your Team and Gear

• ENG vs. EFP Crews: Which team is right for your project?
• What are the roles on a video crew?
• What is the gear on a video shoot?

2. Budgeting

• Budgeting overview, tools, and tips
• Avoiding budget problems: Budget busters, savers, and strategies

3. Story Planning

• Information to provide an ENG crew prior to a live or press event
• Sharing your creative vision with an EFP crew
• Storyboards, shot lists, and shooting scripts: Tools and tips
• Insurance coverage and permissions

4. Choosing Your Video and Audio Specs

• Standards and best practices
• Specs for web delivery
• Specs for maximizing flexibility
• Ensuring correct specs for social media platforms

5. Preparations to Make in Advance of Your Shoot

• Locations: What to look for, what to avoid, making room for gear, COIs
• Preparing your in-house talent: Pre-interviews, releases, what to wear tips
• Planning your schedule: Avoiding bottlenecks, keeping crew on schedule
• Other logistics: Day of shoot parking, security, loading, BTS photos, crew meals

6. Preparing Crew to Work with Your Team

• Tips for ensuring crew works well with you and your internal team
• Tips for interview-based productions
• Reminders for the crew prior to the shoot day
• Reminders for you prior to the shoot day

7. Day-of-Shoot Technical and Logistics Checklist

• Logistics: Load in, load out, staging, meals, and more
• Review your audio, video specs, and deliverables
• Metadata and your field footage backup plan
• Slating and room tone

Conclusion

• Three keys to producing successful crews
• Other relevant courses