Video Production Handbook, 5th Edition

CHAPTER 3Organizing the Production

 

 

It’s about people, not hardware.

—Vincenzo Natali, Director

In dramatic productions, a director has to pour it on six days a week and twelve hours a day.

—Steven Spielberg

A lot of what is covered in this chapter is obvious—so obvious that many production people overlook these essentials in their initial enthusiasm—and their product is less effective.

Key Terms

Arc: A camera move that moves around the subject in a circle, arc, or “horseshoe” path.

Empirical production method: The empirical method is where ...