1. Secret Guide to Video Production The Campus Media Center

2. Best Advice Ever: Give Yourself Enough Time  The x3 rule.

3. Before you Start  Write a Script!

4. Before you Start  Look at your script  Will tell you everything you need to know.  Plan your day  Company move can be a killer  Scout Locations  Check for sound  Make Lists  Put people in charge

5. The Day Before  Pick up your equipment  Camera  Tripod  Microphone  Gather Accessories  Headphones  Foamacore  Paper Tape  Not Duct Tape!  Gaffer Tape good  Call everyone about the shoot

6. The Day Before Part II  Assemble your gear and props  Make sure your batteries are charged  Be sure you HAVE A VIDEO TAPE  Do all of this the night before!

7. Your Equipment: The Camera  Mini DV  Likes a lot of light  Look at your viewfinder  Use a tripod

8. Your Equipment: The Tripod  Use a Tripod! Period!

9. Your Equipment: The Tripod TripodNo Tripod

10. Your Equipment: The Microphone  Better than the camera mic  Always monitor your audio  Use a Ninja fighting stick

11. Your Equipment: The Lighting Kit  Three lights  Uses photofloods but can take any incandescent bulb you find a Home Despot  Bounce lighting can help a lot

12. On Shoot Day  Start as early as you can  Time is not your friend

13. Follow Block/Camera/Shoot  Block  Get your actors into position  Camera  Place your Camera  Set up your lights  Shoot  Start filming!

14. Editing your show  X 3 rule applies

15. Before You Edit  Watch all your footage and make notes  Decide on a strategy:  Finish on VHS or DVD?  Use video in PowerPoint or Project on Screen?  Gather Materials  Bring blank media like DVD-R’s or VHS Tapes

16. Making Appointments  Make more appointments than you need  Fill out your SPAF  Make an extra appointment to output your project

17. Actual Editing  Be sure to bring all your materials  Limit four people per station  Station are NOT hooked up to the internet  Bring music on CD.

18. In Conclusion  Plan as much as you can  Give yourself enough time  Have fun  Have fun by giving yourself enough time