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[ilpostino]

Hello

I just recieved my hire camera today, lovely 3ccd job. Over the next week I'm shooting a presentational video for a company, it's to run at the start of the companys ten year anniversary show, about four or five minutes long. Shitting it a bit? Yes. If any of you have got some ideas or helpful things to say before I go into production that would be great! This is only my second film, please no comments about jumping in at the deep end and lack of experience, I already realize that but hey, every failed experiment is a sucsesful lesson.

Ta

[marti-c]

Do a couple of interviews and get some archive footage .This could be anything from old video footage to some old signs or newspaper cuttings/Advertisments etc.

Get lots of GV's (general views) and try and get people doing things( usually whatever the company makes)

Most of all plan ahead.

Watch documentaries and see what style you are going to do it in and think sequences all the time. Its no good getting great shots by themselves so think of a few shots that will go together nicely. All these should be for covering shots.

When editing try and get the initial structure of your programme and just concern yourself wih getting the talking heads in the right order and then cover the ugly jump cuts with the covering shots.

Think of a witty way of starting the video and you will need a final thought to remain in the viewers mind when it concludes.

If you decide to include yourself in it as a presenter then get noddie shots and question shots from yourself.

If you decide not to be in it make sure the interviewees include the question in their answer so the audience knows what there talking about.
And finallly make sure you ask open questions that cant be answered with "yes or No"

i.e.
NOT "Do you like Football"

TRY " Tell me about what sports you like"

hope this helps


marti

[This message has been edited by marti-c (edited April 09, 2001).]

[ilpostino]

Thanks marti-c, that's some of the most useful advice I've got from this board.

Cheers