In all walks of life, I’m terribly unorganised. I don’t have a fixed location for anything, be it keys, mobile phone or even the bacon sandwich I’d misplaced two days ago, (turns out I’d left it in the shed while looking for the dustpan). In fact I recently found out my housemates have made a habit of hanging up my keys whenever they see them somewhere they know I’ll never find – and I’m sure they’re sick and tired of the phrase “can you ring my phone?”.
Don’t get me wrong, I know the general location of what I’m looking for, I know my keys are in the house, or in the Norwich area… somewhere. I just don’t have the organisational skill or the magic wand to pin-point where exactly.
Looking back at when I started studying the film and production side of things. I did not realise the benefits of storyboarding until it was far to late – on the day of filming when things became very intense and stressful with the deadline fast approaching. Without a planned storyboard it got more and more unorganised and unenjoyable. I have however, learnt from past mistakes and ever since have made sure that a well thought through storyboard always features in the pre-production process. Making sure that it continues to develop and progress all the way through the entire planning phase to make sure that we are all pleased with the final result.
This process begins before you’ve even begun filming, I mean if you’re begin editing a film that had no strategic or methodical terms of planning, then you’re going to get nowhere when it comes to compiling the footage. I recently came across this LAMBDA Films video that details some simple ways of developing an idea of what you want your video to look like before you’ve even started shooting it. I’ve included a link to the video below.
Looking back at when I started becoming interested in filming and production I did not recognise the significance of storyboarding until it was way to late – on the day of filming when things became very intense and stressful with the deadline rapidly approaching. Without a structured storyboard the day was very unorganised and unenjoyable. I have however, learnt from past errors and since then have made sure that a well thought through storyboard always features in the pre-production process. Making sure that it continues to develop and progress all through the entire planning period to ensure that we are all happy with the end result.
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