Fact sheet for project managers

Pre-production:

- The first thing you want to do is define the scope.
- This provides a reference point for both producer and client
- Captures essential details of the project and lays it out clearly for the project team and client.
- Determine equipment needs
- Camera needed plus all the gear that you might need to enable the camera to capture what you might want.
- Lighting and support equipment to achieve the desired shots
- You will need to have a script that is professionally formatted because it helps present your best ideas in a good light.
- Budget - You need to have an idea of your financial constraints
- Schedule - You need to understand any major milestones to schedule your work and adjust your work to match the available times.
- Treatment - This is a narrative description of the project. One page document that accurately describes the tone and structure of a project.

Production:

- This is where all your work comes together
- Every project has a unique configuration of gear

Different roles:

Producer:

- In charge of the budget and the details.
- Should focus on making sure the details like the scope, schedule and budget are being seen to

Director:
- The crew need a leader to provide the artistic vision.
- Needs to engage in everything and ensure that the vision is being executed.
- The director does not have to execute every single task on set, but has to be the captain of the team.

Director of photography:

- Works closely with the director to bring his vision to life.
- In some cases, the director of photography may oversee camera placement and lens selection, and in other cases may simply complete the technical aspects of shooting as prescribed by the Director. On large productions, they will generally work with a camera operator but on smaller productions, the Director, Director of photography, and Camera Operator may be the same person.

 Crewing essentials:

 - Adding crew members means that more footage can be captured during the shoot. For example, even 2 crew members can get far more work done than a one-man crew. 
- This is due to the complications of video, requiring those behind the camera to focus on composition, lighting and continuity. 

 These crew members can often be considered for each shoot:

 - Audio engineer (Captures clear audio with proper volumes)
- Gaffer (In charge of lighting on set)
- Grip (Technician who helps implement light on set)
- Camera Operator (Works under director of photography)
- Camera assistant (Sets up cameras and lenses)
- Data technician (Responsible for archiving memory cards to multiple drives and returning cards to the photographer for reformatting and reuse) 

 Post-production 

 The stage where all video elements are connected is known as the post-production stage. The video footage and audio is combined through the use of a computer.

 Goals of post-production
- Lots of data needs to be backed up and organised
- You will need to employ a formal process of transferring your data to editing drives as well as create long term back ups or disk images of your footage for your archives. 

 Determining what software to use:

 - Non linear editing (NLE) tools are the cheapest, e.g. iMovie and windows movie maker are included in Apple and Microsofts operating systems. 
- The next level is Final cut pro X for mac and adobe premier elements or sony vegas movie studio. They offer significantly more control over editing your video or fixing problems.

- Ease of use: Ease of use is very important and it will depend upon the individual user. It is important to realize that video editing is a complex task. You need to be prepared to pick up books, training DVDs, and even enroll in a class to learn video editing skills. If investing in expensive equipment, invest time and money in learning to get the most out of that gear.

- Different camera manufacturers have closer ties to certain NLE's, so its important to make sure your camera will work with the editing tool that you wish to use.
- Multi-camera editing abilities: Multi camera shots saves time in post production process.
- Customer support: Examine how much support is available for a product.

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