Visualizaton, eh, Pre-Visualization that is...

So, ya wanna know what I know huh? Well, I know lots of things, like... how to tie my shoes, how to throw a baseball, strike a match... I CAN DO IT ALL... oh but wait, you wanna know about pre-visualization and all that jazz.

Well, when planning a shoot you have to lay down some guidelines before you can actually get anything done. First, you need to establish a location for your shoot. Second, you need to have an understanding of the assignment at hand how to successfully capture what it is your trying to achieve. The next part of planning is establishing a story for your shoot... that is asking- "what are we doing here?" To answer that you need to know all the different aspects of the shoot and who all is involved.

When trying to establish "what to shoot" you need to choose shots that are visually compelling and enhance your vision. To do this, you need to know where and what time of day the shoot is happening, whether or not it is interior or exterior, and how long it will take to set-up a shot. All of these things are very important when establishing what to shoot.

You should be able to envision in your mind what the shot you want should look like on camera. Knowing what type of shots work together can help create a more cohesive and successful final product. When first getting started on a shoot, you have to establish all elements of storytelling to allow viewers to comprehend your story [technically, you don't have to follow the rules if it makes more sense VISUALLY not to].

When using lights, you need to know how the lights operate before you can understand the effect they will have on set. You need to establish beforehand what types of lights [wattage, style, etc.], where the lights are positioned [key, fill, back, etc.], and whether or not you need some sort of filter [screens, gels, reflectors, etc.] BEFORE attempting to shoot.

So, I know this post is a little more vanilla than usual but that I tried to tackle the task at hand as best I could. Hope you enjoyed my rant on pre-viualization. Come again.

Peace and Love to all of the worlds creatures. God bless us, everyone.