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PREPRODUCTION

The Devil may be in the details,but so is a successful shoot!

In This Chapter

The Virtual Walkthrough

Critical Choices

Script Breakdown and Scheduling

Location Scouting

Blocking

Casting

Client Handling in Preproduction

Working with the Producer

I remember one of the first corporate programs I directed.

It was a studio shoot with a professional host, three cameras, props, a set and a full studio crew. As I mentioned earlier, the company I was working for had a large, well-funded production department. Though I had been working at the facility for some time and seen quite a few directors in action, this was my first big project and the pressure I felt was enormous. I remember having mixed feelings on the evening before the ...

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