video production schedule

Understanding Pre-Production

Are you prepared for your shoot? Have you captured the direction of your video through a script or outline? Pre-production is the stage where you get all your creative and operational tasks organized and finalized before you start filming. A good amount of time must go into this planning stage as this determines what your story is, who is your cast and crew, when you're filming, how you're shooting the video, where the video takes place, and other critical elements. In this clip from our video content course, we explain the essential elements that go into the pre-production stage.

Your Video May Take Longer to Make. Here's Why

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Are you wondering why your video takes so long to make? The length of your video does not always equal the production time to make your video.As small business owners and creatives, time is a very valuable part of your business. So when creating videos, it is important to consider the amount of time that goes into the process of producing a video. Many external factors are included, such as pre-production, post-production, accounting for traffic if driving to and from location, gathering necessary equipment, getting equipment and subject set up and packing the equipment. The article shows a production schedule sample that includes meeting with your potential client, writing a script or talking points, editing the video. Understanding the factors in making a video will help give you enough time to make your professional videos.

Credit: Written by Nina Froriep How Long Does it Take to Produce a Video?