Pre-Production Wrap Up

What surprised you in the pre-production presentation? What are two questions you still have about preproduction? What is one thing you learned from the presentation? Why is it important?

I was surprised that the storyboard and the shot lists were both very different things, and that both were necessary for the preproduction process. Before, I only knew about storyboards, and thought they were completely sufficient by themselves to prepare for filming. However, through the presentation, I learned that shot lists were equally as important because it became a baseline for what the shots are supposed to look like in a sentence format. 

How do I storyboard something if it is a long tracking shot?

How do I create an effective story for a film?

I learned the importance of a pitching from the presentation. Pitching is a crucial step to preproduction because it allows the creator to get feedback on their idea in a constructive manner. Even if the originally presented idea needs some work, the feedback the group gets from their audience will only improve their script.