Effective Site Surveys for Video and Photo Projects (2013)
with Richard Harrington
When you have a video or photo shoot to do, how do you choose your location? In this course, discover how to carefully select sites and accurately plan for your shoot. Creative pro Rich Harrington teaches the key principles and techniques for finding a location for your next video project, while mitigating risk and reducing costs for a production. Rich introduces topics like logistics, shot blocking, important iPad apps and other measurement tools for surveys, and most importantly, the creative goals of a site survey.
This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. We are honored to host this content in our library.
Topics include:
Why do a site survey?
Planning camera positions
Making lighting decisions
Securing permissions
Assembling a crew
Deciding on your gear
Understanding the technical considerations
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author
Richard Harrington
subject
Video, Video Pre-Production, Photography
level
Appropriate for all
duration
1h 34m
released
Feb 12, 2013
Introduction 1m 38s
Welcome 49s
What you should know before watching this course 49s
1. The Importance of the Site Survey 7m 6s
Understanding the importance of a site survey 1m 47s
Mitigating risks for a production 2m 26s
Reducing costs for a production 2m 53s
2. The Purpose of a Site Survey 12m 3s
The reason we do site surveys 2m 59s
The technical objectives (the how) 3m 6s
The logistical objectives (the where and the when) 3m 42s
The creative objectives (the what and the why) 2m 16s
3. Planning for Creativity 19m 12s
Exploring camera positions 5m 19s
Selecting a lens 3m 51s
Making lighting decisions 4m 12s
Creating a shot list and shooting order 3m 13s
Exploring rigging issues 2m 37s
4. Location Scouting 10m 9s
Identifying locations 3m 11s
Using your network 3m 3s
Securing permissions 3m 55s
5. Who Should Go on the Site Survey or Scout? 4m 50s
Determining the core team 1m 31s
Identifying other crew members who should attend 1m 46s
Deciding who goes on the site survey 1m 33s
6. Gear to Bring on a Site Survey 17m 8s
Using a digital camera on a site survey 6m 7s
Looking at essential apps for site surveys 47s
Measuring tools onsite 5m 18s
Recording audio during a site survey 2m 28s
Other gear to bring 2m 28s
7. What to Accomplish on a Site Survey 21m 41s
Technical considerations 4m 18s
Performing sun calculations 4m 9s
Weather estimations 3m 41s
Sound considerations 4m 2s
Location considerations 5m 31s
Conclusion 43s
Goodbye 43s
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