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Director Training

Director Directions:
  1. Take attendance
    1. Whos here?
    2. How to replace missing positions
    3. Check IFB’s. Who can hear me. Who cant? Why?
  2. Turning on cameras (I know we said this was a job for TD but I think its important the director does it too)
  3. Tape (more so for original productions, but I think its important)
    1. Turn on
    2. Bars and tone
    3. Speed
  4. Preview camera x, take x, preview y, take y
  5. Bring in ots/FB1, take out FB1
  6. Bring in video
    1. Counting back
  7. Go to black, cue VTR F, bring up audio.
  8. Talking to cameras and producers to move. Camera 1 to weather, Camera 2 to weather desk.
  9. Taking out slug x. Ready the next shot. 2 shot on 1.
  10. VTR B – birds eye camera.
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