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COVID-19 and Film & Video Production I – Guidelines & Protocols
I gathered some of the guidelines and protocols to present a way to continue film & video production during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but these documents are a good start.
Location Tech Scout Checklist
Location scouting is perhaps one of the most important steps in pre-production. It is simply the selection of shooting locations with consideration of both creative, financial, and logistical parts of film & video production.
Best Websites To Find Your Next Film Shoot Location
With the internet helping every business taking out the middle man – location management for smaller productions is digitally transformed as well. Here are some websites that will help you find and book filming locations online.
5 Things That May Break Your Budget
Creativity is limitless. However, your resources may be limited. If you are on a budget, there are few elements in film & video production that you may want to revise in your creative or that you may need to save more money to accomplish.
The Big Cost Reporting Problem of Small Shows
Cost reporting can be difficult, especially for production companies that output content daily. Together, let’s dive into the issue to find the process and technology-driven solutions.
Going Green In Production
Environmental friendly video & film production is easy and affordable. Just with a few tips, early conversations, and conscious decisions, you can save enormous waste and help the public health and the planet.
How they tried to scam my production company
As the economy is opening back up for business, so are the scammers. I had been contacted with a job offer, received a check, and asked to deposit it before any agreement was in place. Here is how the scammers tried to steal money from me.
The Freelancer’s Guide To Landing A Full-Time Job
If you’ve been working freelance most of your career, you may not expect some of the differences between the worlds of full-time and freelance. Here is how to make the transition to a full-time job in the entertainment industry.
IATSE – DGA – SAG-AFTRA Covid 19 Guidelines Are Here
IATSE, together with SAG-AFTRA and DGA and health officials, submitted the following guidelines for the reopening of film, tv and video productions while minimizing the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Let’s Make Some Physical Things Digital
COVID-19 is affecting every part of our lives and pushing all businesses towards digital transformation. I wanted to explore how we can make some physical things transformed into digital in entertainment production.
Budgeting For The First Time
Do you want to be a line producer? Are you budgeting for the first time? Here, I shared a few questions to ask when you are estimating the costs of an idea, a creative treatment, or a script.
Lionsgate’s Safety Guidelines
Lionsgate Motion Picture group just released its ‘New Production Safety Guidelines.’ The guideline focuses on 4 main steps: Distance, Sanitation, Enforcement and Change.
Guideline for Film & Video Production During COVID- 19
We need a guideline for film & video production during Covid-19 before we have medication, vaccination, and enough tests available. I started it and now it is a Google Doc, open to comments by industry safety experts and crew members.
Restarting Film & Video Production (COVID-19)
The entertainment industry has been majorly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and 2.3 Million+ people in the US who used to work are now unemployed. We have a responsibility rethink how to do production safely and restart soon.
My Resource Management Triangle
Producers’ job is to manage the available resources to accomplish the creative vision. As someone who likes breaking things to its components, today, I would like to break down what I consider as “resources”.