Amy DeLouise
The Producer's Playbook: Real People on Camera
Directing and Working with Non-Actors
Gebonden Engels 2016 9781138920491Levertijd ± 11 werkdagen
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Producer’s Playbook: Real People on Camera is a no-nonsense guide for producers looking to get the best performances from "real people" to tell powerful stories on video. Director/producer Amy DeLouise brings years of experience to this resource for creating the best on-screen impact with non-actors for interviews, re-enactments, documentary and direct-to-camera messages. With useful case studies and tips on everything from managing locations and budgeting to strategies for managing crews and the expectations of executive producers and clients, this is an invaluable resource for professionals working in reality TV, documentary, corporate video, and more.
Ample case studies with perspectives from industry professionals interviewed by the author, as well as her own plentiful stories from the field
Tips are featured in sidebars throughout the text, so that readers can see how the information applies to real situations
Full-color photographs allow readers to visualize real world production situations
The appendix includes useful templates and checklists for working producers
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781138920491
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:228
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Serie:The Producer's Playbook
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Inhoudsopgave
I. Introduction
II. Preparation
Ch. 1 Getting to Know Your Subjects
Ch. 2 Preproduction Logistics
Ch. 3 Planning Your Story
III. In the Field
Ch. 4 Tools and Strategies
Ch. 5 Direct-to-Camera Delivery
Ch. 6 Scenarios & Re-enactments
Ch. 7 Beyond the Soundbite: Storytelling Through Interviews
Ch. 8 Challenging Interviews
IV Managing Executive Producer, Crew & Client Relationships
Ch. 9 Defining the Mission
Ch. 10 Workflows and Planning
Ch. 11 Cultivating Your Crew Relationships
Ch. 12 Getting Approvals: from Storyboards to Final Cuts
Conclusions & Final Tips
- Motivation and goals for this book
- The opportunities inherent in using "real people," not pro’s
- How to use the tools and case studies in this book for a wide range projects involving real people on camera-- reality TV, documentary, podcasts, journalism, news magazine, and short-form non-fiction such as corporate, issue advocacy, education and training.
II. Preparation
Ch. 1 Getting to Know Your Subjects
- Researching Your Characters
- Validators and Character Foils
- Casting & Pre-Qualifying
- Casting Children
- Phone Pre-interviews
- Rounding up visual assets (photos, video, etc.)
- Knowing handlers
- When Pre-Interviews or Casting Aren’t Possible or Wise
Ch. 2 Preproduction Logistics
- Budgeting and Bidding
- Scheduling to allow creativity and spontaneity
- Location Scouting
- Locations for Interviews
- Locations for re-enactments and b-roll
- Location agreements
- Talent Releases
- Other rights to be aware of
- Music rights
- Copyrighted artwork/sculptures/architecture
Ch. 3 Planning Your Story
- Story Arc Planning
- When Reality Demands a Script
- Planning for Scenarios and Re-enactments
- Planning for B-roll
III. In the Field
Ch. 4 Tools and Strategies
- Tapping into the Inner Performer
- Introducing Your Team
- Using Hair & Makeup as a "Way In"
- Managing EP’s and Handlers
- Coaching without scaring
Ch. 5 Direct-to-Camera Delivery
- To Rehearse or Not to Rehearse?
- Working with VIP’s and Experts
- Working with Children
- Nervous or Worried Subjects
- Teleprompters
- From iPads and do-it-yourself to prompter operator systems
- Green-screen: When it works, when it doesn’t
- Camera Set-up Layouts and Recommendations
- Case Studies: from Justin Bieber to Annie Lennox
Ch. 6 Scenarios & Re-enactments
- Maximizing the Advantages of Real People in Scenes
- Scenario vs Re-enactment: Which Do You Need?
- Scenario Shot Planning
- Obstacles and How to Avoid Them
- Challenging Scenario Settings
- Directing Kids in Scenarios
- Planning in the Field that affects Your Edit
- Master Shots, Camera Set-ups and Alternates
- Coverage Options with Video Cameras and DSLRs
- Post Production Strategies
- Tips for keeping on schedule & budget
- Case Study: Operating room safety "right way" "wrong way"
- Case Study: Documentary re-enactment
Ch. 7 Beyond the Soundbite: Storytelling Through Interviews
- Preparing for Your Interview
- Camera setup and interviewer on or off-camera decisions
- Setting Your Subject at Ease
- Location considerations
- Crew positioning
- Creating a Story Arc with Interview Questions
- When to use Talking Points, When to Avoid Them
- Learning Styles and How They Impact Your Interview Strategy
- Getting B-roll of Interview Subjects
- Planning for Interview Post
- Transcriptions, Audio recognition, and making your editor happy
- Future-Proofing
- Edit Workflows for Multiple Deliverables
- Camera Set-up Recommendations (1-camera and 2-camera)
- Tips for keeping on schedule & budget
Ch. 8 Challenging Interviews
- Young children
- Traumatized Subject
- Nervous/inexperienced
- VIPs, Celebrities and Experts
- ESOL & When to Use a Translator
- Experienced Interviewees
- Case Study: Palestinian youth in outside location
- Case Study: Philanthropic women in studio
- Case Study: Appalachian families at home
- Case Study: Woman who lost a child to SIDS
IV Managing Executive Producer, Crew & Client Relationships
Ch. 9 Defining the Mission
- Connecting to Strategic Plans
- Knowing the Players
Ch. 10 Workflows and Planning
- Tools for Information-Sharing
- Creating Value and Multiple Deliverables
Ch. 11 Cultivating Your Crew Relationships
- Setting Expectations
- Selecting the Right Team
- Food Matters
- Thanking and Mentoring
Ch. 12 Getting Approvals: from Storyboards to Final Cuts
- Group Think and How to Avoid It
- Strategies for Silos and Management Styles
- Turning Challenging People into Team Players
- Button-Pushers, Non-Deciders and People with Other Agendas
- Big Personalities and Inexperienced Leaders
Conclusions & Final Tips
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan