Take Notes


When shooting, you may think you'll remember that the panda bears were located at roughly the 24-minute mark of the Panasonic tape with the purple label, but in reality you'll find yourself scanning through the footage and wishing you'd taken the time to take notes. Get a simple binder and make columns for the tape, timecode, and notes. Then, as you're shooting, jot down what you've just filmed. It doesn't have to be complicated, as long as it offers a quick reference to where your scenes occur. Taking notes is also essential when you need to keep track of locations and the names of people who appear in your video.

Tips

  • Label your tapes. They add up quickly, tend to look alike, and are guaranteed to fall off your desk in a cluttered heap just before you need to grab the right one in a hurry.

  • Listen, I hate taking notes, too. With digital video, however, you have an advantage: before or after a shot, simply keep the camera running and speak your details. It won't help you find a clip in the middle of a tape, but it will give you the important details of what was recorded.

  • Another suggestion is to use a few seconds of your video to record informative signs or other helpful visual indicators (Figure 2.4). You don't need to use this footage in your movie, but it helps as a reference when you're editing.

    Figure 2.4. In lieu of keeping a notebook, take shots of signs or other identifying markers.

    Footage for movie

    Footage for reference





iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide Series)
iMovie HD 6 and iDVD 6 for Mac OS X
ISBN: 0321423275
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 197
Authors: Jeff Carlson

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