Do's & Dont's after Narrative A project

Just some collective experience and feedbacks earned from our Narrative A projects as a director.


Do's

1. Shoot more cutaways/inserts for more editing options.
2. Perspective/Depth of angles.
3. Transitions (out of/intro).
4. Motivate a moving shot.
5. Work actors in frame.
6. Keep planning in lighting.
7. Keep DOP in line with the story and overall feel of the film.
8. Check sound from the camera direct.
9. Try to do away with too much dialogues by using actions to tell the story instead.
10. Use simple verbs so as to better enable actors to relate to experiences for specific actions (e.g. "as if... or like...").
11. Focus on the character running the scene.


Dont's

1. No flat acting.
2. Compromise on the details within a shot.
3. Shoot in small rooms.
4. Spend too much time on dolly shots when it's not justified for a single shot that does not have much significance/importance in the film.