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First up, Intercut editor Yvonne Farrow, an independent filmmaker herself, reviews Before You Shoot by Helen Garvy.
Before You Shoot: A Guide to Low-Budget Film and Video Production is a fantastic book for those who want as little drama during the production of their film or video shoot as possible. I used it as a guide during the pre-production of one of my short films and later received kudos from my grantor as one of the most well organized filmmakers they had ever awarded. They even used my post production reports as examples of excellence for those applying for the scholarship/grant the following year. A detail-oriented person to begin with, I wanted to do my best and why wouldn’t I? Someone was giving me money to make the dream of producing my first sync-sound super 16 short film a reality! I didn’t want to blow it not sweating the details.
“Before You Shoot will save you time, money and aggravation when you make your next film… Making clear, sensible decisions and planning a well-organized shoot are essential to the success of any film, but these are often overlooked as filmmakers concentrate primarily on artistic and technical challenges… Much of this book is just simple common sense, written down and organized a little. I used to take common sense for granted. I assumed things would just ‘work themselves out’. But I’ve learned that by not figuring things out carefully in advance, you generally loose time and waste money.”
Helen Garvy
This simple, easy to read manual is not only chockfull of helpful tips and useful information for the Planning, Pre-Production, Production and Post Production of your next project; it is filled with humorous illustrations and professional production forms (Budget, Call Sheets, Script Notes, etc.) to help you to better organize your next shoot.
This Freshi filmmaker highly recommends it!
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