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Managing the Day of the Shoot and Beyond
In This Chapter
Maintaining composure
Getting and staying organized
Preparing for the shoot
Realizing that the clapperboard is more than a prop
If you’re ready to shoot, congratulations for doing all the pre-shoot work. And if you haven’t, shame on you for your lack of preparation. The process goes much smoother when you do your homework. That’s because making a movie goes beyond taking your camera out one day and shooting everything that appears in front of you. If the skill were an iceberg, the day’s shoot is what’s sticking out of the water. As you know, the majority of that breakaway glacier sits below the surface.
Ironically, so does the structure of your movie. There’s a lot of preparation when it comes to making a movie, from writing the screenplay to casting the actors and finding locations. But up until now, it’s all been theory. It’s time to put it all to work. Whatever the situation, you’ve gotten this far, so you can’t blow ...
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