Last words...

[LukeJ]

I"m shooting my first short August 11th in Lake Chelan Washington. It's me and all my childhood chums up on a mountain, in a cabin, with noone and nothing around us. I"ve done my homework but as you guys say, nothing can teach me like doing it my self. I'm trying to cover all my bases because as you can imagine, there are some rooting for my failure. So here's my question. If you could give me one last minute piece of advice, what would it be? Please don't say good food. Think about this one. What interesting or original lesson did you learn on your first shoot? Thanks to all and I hope to post my short asap. Jones. P.S. Even though I gave Rocky 5 an F, I can't wait for number six. Sly is still my hero. Wrote Rocky in a long weekend, pitched it, and wouldn't let the Studios put Burt Reynolds in the lead. That's vision and balls.

[Blaine]

Double, triple, quadruple check your equipment list. Make sure you're not forgetting something. It's the small shit you overlook.

[marlenedegrood]

Double, triple, quadruple check your equipment list. Make sure you're not forgetting something. It's the small shi* you overlook.
Ahh yes, those little things. Like the time I forgot the film.

[mikkowilson]

Where is your tripod plate? - That one is a paticular killer. (and make sure it's the right plate for the right tripod on the camera!)

Definatly check your lists again and again.


One of my number one rules of everything: NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING. EVER!
If you plan on taking 2 days worth of batteries for a week's shoot because you can charge at night: Does the cabin have power? oh wait, is is solar power that only works in the day? The weather is normally good, so no need for rain gear. The tripod plate [again] isn't on your camera or in the bag, so it must be on the tripod right? You get the idea. Never assume anything.

Oh yeah, and most importantly of all. HAVE FUN! :thumbsup:

- Mikko

[Noel Evans]

OK apart from what others said. Make sure your G&E is full of more than you need. Extra gaffer tape, mounts etc. What lights will you take? If you have access to more take them.

[Blaine]

Where is your tripod plate? - That one is a paticular killer. (and make sure it's the right plate for the right tripod on the camera!)
OMG, yes! This one's bound to happen AT LEAST once...

[Isaac_Brody]

Try to focus your time on what you think are the most important scenes. What I mean is don't shoot thirty takes on a scene that is nonessential to your story. It's easy to want to get every shot perfect and to end up losing time and quality on the more emotional scenes in your film. You just have to recognize when something is good enough and move on.

And over prepare. That will save you a lot of heartache during shooting.

[acoreasc]

clothespins! My number one forgotten item....dammit

[insanityfw]

I second the clothespins and and lots of gaffer tape. Throw in a bunch of foam core, some string, WD40 and outlet adapters as well.

Then recheck everything else one more time and then look for your tripod plate once again. :)

And feed everybody really good. :)

Have fun and good luck.

[CallaghanFilms]

Et tu, Brute

[acoreasc]

outlet adapters - oh my God yes!

[Jdaniels]

most importantly....dont forget your camera!

JD