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VIDEO PRODUCTION PROCESS - HOW IT WORKS


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As Video Influencer Marketing Hub states, moving images are a powerful tool through which to communicate your story and influence your audience's feelings, thinking, and behaviour. At FOCUSGATE PICTURES we offer all three stages of the video production process:

  • Pre-production

  • Production

  • Post-Production


Pre-production

It's all about creative planning. This normally involves:

  • Evaluating your video’s objective, target audience, method of delivery, and tone

  • Formulating a budget

  • Creative development and pitching

  • Scriptwriting

  • Storyboarding and outlining

  • Shot lists (the scenes you want to include in your video)

  • Location scouting (looking for places to record your video)

  • Casting

  • Permitting (getting the necessary permits from your municipality)

  • Equipment prep and rental (as needed)

  • Hiring subcontractors (as needed)

The CREATIVE side of pre-production is about creating and refining the concept of your video, writing a script, storyboarding, and making sure that you fully understand not only the story you want to tell but what you want viewers to do with that story. LOGISTICS is all about the details involved in how you’ll turn your ideas into a finished and polished video.


Production

  • The Producer is involved in all phases of production from concept to completion. This includes coordination, supervision, and control of the budget, talent, crafts, and more.

  • The Director of Photography (Main Camera Operator) works with a Director to execute their vision for the script. They oversee the Camera and Lighting Departments and create the visuals that tell the story.

  • The Assistant Camera Operator is responsible for marking a sync point between the video and audio with a clapper board (slating), making sure that the focus is set correctly, and changing batteries and recording media.

  • The job of the Field Audio Engineer is to mix, reproduce and manipulate sound and effects.

  • The Gaffer is the head of the lighting department. They’re responsible for the design of the lighting plan.

  • The Grip develops and builds the set for a movie, commercial, or television show. Grips work on the equipment that supports the cameras and lighting.

  • Makeup Artists must know and understand the makeup and the techniques used to apply it to the face and neck. Body Makeup Artists apply makeup to various areas of the body and can alter the actor’s appearance.

  • The Drone Operator operates any drone cameras used for video production.

  • The Production Assistant is responsible for communications between the various production departments and managing lockups.

  • Speciality equipment might include high-def cameras, lighting, audio, and other equipment.


Video Production Services - Post-production

Post-production

Post-product typically covers everything that happens after filming is complete:

  • File management

  • Video editing

  • Motion graphics or animation

  • Recording voice-overs or voice acting

  • Audio mastering

  • Colour grading

  • Delivering your video files

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