Round table shoots are an exciting opportunity to tell a client’s story. But, making sure we get the audio right, preparing the SD cards and charging up camera batteries are all important steps to ensure the shoot goes smoothly.
Pre-Prod Checklist
- Confirm attendees
- Script printed and emailed as a backup
- Microphone
- Batteries Charged
- Memory card packed
- Cameras
- Batteries Charged
- Filters packed
- SD Cards
- Gimbal battery charged
- Tripods
- Lights
- Light stands
- Reflectors
Main Shoot
- Film at 25fps with 1/50th shutter when using two cameras.
B-Roll
- Film people people in the round-table from behind the current speaker, listening intently to them talking and nodding.
General
Cutaways
- Every single person present nodding at everyone present on the table separately.
- Every single person listening intently separately.
- Every single person thinking about what they’re saying.
- Looking at one person and then looking at another person and listening.
- Close-up of hands
With content on another screen
Cutaways
- Every single person looking at the screen.
- Every single person individually looking focused at the screen.
- Every single person prompting the screen.
Preferably all those cutaways will be without the round-table interviewees smiling and looking dorky.