A useful checklist(on set) to make sure that you had gathered enough footage to edit and make the movie. In short films, shortage of manpower makes us multi-task. It is not really essential to have fancy designations, but it is quite important to entrust responsibilities to the crew. Everyone can contribute, but there should be one ensuring quality control in each of the departments. If one is looking at a good quality production, apart from content(ofcourse "content is the king") these will be crucial.
1- Direction of Talent:
Making sure that the talent's body language is appropriate. One must be well-versed with the complete story, to be able to judge that. The scriptwriter should ensure that he does give the extra-bit of description to make the character sketches really really clear.
2-Action Cuts
On the screen, its a movie! There are cuts with respect to time and space, you need to glue the right ones together. Think about the scene before and after this one, to ensure scene to scene clarity. Are we moving across time,locations,people? Are we showing something new, if yes how do we establish it. He needs to make sure there are no issues on the editing table, due to lack of footage. Having good footage is one thing and having enough is another issue. This will also include choosing and appropriate camera movements and verifying them. You would like to give yourself freedom on the editing table, but not nightmares due to compatibility problems amongst the shots. Rule of Thumb: Don't cross the axis.
3-Frames Composition
A painter or a photographer understand this well. The color schemes, warmth, aesthetics, depth etc must be looked into, to give the right feel and mood. Editor, Art Director, Director of Photography, Light-boys must work in coordination.
4-Audio Recordist
Minimize sounds on the set, to reduce dubbing as much as possible. Also observe extra sounds which we may have to add to give a realistic feel to the film. Ex: Sound of the hand rubbing across a shirt, moustache etc.
5-Lights
Lighting sets the mood and more importantly, to highlight the key objects in the frame. It is to be done in sync with Frame composition, but the required skill-set may be different. Low-budget lighting requires good skills. Three point lighting is a nice scheme to start with. Make sure that the sense of direction of lighting is maintained throughout a scene. You are usually better off trying to enhance natural light, rather than trying to dupe a source.
6-Dialogues and Story
It is quite difficult for a starter to conceive a well formed story, and hence you will have to bank on "on set" enhancements. Ram Gopal Varma is one of the preachers of this and Puri follows this quite closely. Dialogues can be made crisper and may be in a way suiting the artist, if they are reworked on the set.
1- Direction of Talent:
Making sure that the talent's body language is appropriate. One must be well-versed with the complete story, to be able to judge that. The scriptwriter should ensure that he does give the extra-bit of description to make the character sketches really really clear.
2-Action Cuts
On the screen, its a movie! There are cuts with respect to time and space, you need to glue the right ones together. Think about the scene before and after this one, to ensure scene to scene clarity. Are we moving across time,locations,people? Are we showing something new, if yes how do we establish it. He needs to make sure there are no issues on the editing table, due to lack of footage. Having good footage is one thing and having enough is another issue. This will also include choosing and appropriate camera movements and verifying them. You would like to give yourself freedom on the editing table, but not nightmares due to compatibility problems amongst the shots. Rule of Thumb: Don't cross the axis.
3-Frames Composition
A painter or a photographer understand this well. The color schemes, warmth, aesthetics, depth etc must be looked into, to give the right feel and mood. Editor, Art Director, Director of Photography, Light-boys must work in coordination.
4-Audio Recordist
Minimize sounds on the set, to reduce dubbing as much as possible. Also observe extra sounds which we may have to add to give a realistic feel to the film. Ex: Sound of the hand rubbing across a shirt, moustache etc.
5-Lights
Lighting sets the mood and more importantly, to highlight the key objects in the frame. It is to be done in sync with Frame composition, but the required skill-set may be different. Low-budget lighting requires good skills. Three point lighting is a nice scheme to start with. Make sure that the sense of direction of lighting is maintained throughout a scene. You are usually better off trying to enhance natural light, rather than trying to dupe a source.
6-Dialogues and Story
It is quite difficult for a starter to conceive a well formed story, and hence you will have to bank on "on set" enhancements. Ram Gopal Varma is one of the preachers of this and Puri follows this quite closely. Dialogues can be made crisper and may be in a way suiting the artist, if they are reworked on the set.
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