3.5: Before You Begin Shooting

PRIOR TO FILMING DAY...

Discuss details with your talent.
Explain to them ahead of time that they will need to give you their undivided attention during the filming process. Find a time that this will best fit into their schedule and be clear about how long they will need to be available to you (you should pad this as filming always takes longer than you expect and unexpected issues often arise).

Send script to talent ahead of time.
You should have worked out the script with your talent before making your storyboard. Send the script and/or storyboard to your talent ahead of time so they can read over it. This will help them sound more natural (rather than like they are reading it) during filming.

ON FILMING DAY...

Review production plan with talent.
Before starting the filming, sit down with your talent over a cup of coffee to review the production plan. You may need to discuss final details like the best place to shoot a scene, what additional props might be beneficial to include and how to best write out the script on a dry-erase board for them to understand.

Video Editing

For an introduction to video editing, see the recorded webinar from the Association for Communication Excellence by Susie Hutton, Colorado State University, and Jeff Hino, Oregon State University, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5v5Je5avk&feature=youtu.be