PRODUCTION
This is the actual process of shooting your video material. If you have planned well, this aspect of the process should go smoothly and give you enough scope to cater for the unexpected - which always happens. I firmly believe that things that are planned well ARE successful!

HINTS ON A SHOOT
Every shoot is different. But as with most processes there are a few basic rules you can carry out.
* Be visual, but if you want your audience to concentrate on what they are hearing, try to make the picture less demanding.
* Present material in a smooth flow, making one point at a time.
* As far as possible try to avoid hopping back and forth between one subject and   another.

Begin videoing each sequence with a fairly wide shot (WS) that covers the action all the way through. This will give you a master shot that you can use to link cutaways etc. It will also act as a safety net to fall back on if other shots don't work. Then repeat the sequence for CU and reaction shots etc.

Video the most important bits of the story first. This way you are less likely to be caught out by whatever problems occur e.g. equipment breaking down or weather.
Even if they are out of sequence, finish all the shots in one setup before moving on. It is a waste of time to move the camera and other equipment back and forth.

Remember to shoot extra material. There are 3 basic kinds:
(1) Wallpaper shots - something for the audience to look at if you haven't got a direct       illustration e.g. the shot of a play's brochure and a commentary if you were not able       to go to the theatre.
(2) Cutaways - to use when you want to edit an interview or dialogue, or to get time to       pass more quickly.
(3) Inserts - to illustrate or emphasise an action being made by someone in a wider       shot, or a point that is being made by an interviewee.

N.B. If you are videoing action from two different angles, don't forget to 'overlap' it - you'll have more choice when you are editing e.g. to video someone going into a building: video from the outside as the person walks in and shuts the door. Then video from the inside when the door is shut, then as the person walks in and shuts the door behind them. When editing you can use either, or a combination of both shots.