I'm Not a List Person..

 Next week, my plan is to finish filming within 2-3 days, but before doing any of that I feel like I should organize what I want to specifically use and do in my opening, which is why making an equipment list and sound list may be a good idea. Typically, I don't tend to create sound or equipment lists because I kind of just like going headfirst into filming once I have my idea down. It's one of the many challenges I've faced when completing this film opening; everything needs to be thoroughly planned out in order for things to be smooth-sailing, as they say. I wouldn't say I'm unorganized and don't plan at all, but with this project, I've really gone HAM with the pre-production stage. So anyway, I wanted to first create a quick equipment list, which didn't take me long.

EQUIPMENT

• Boom mic + boom pole
• Canon 90-D DSLR (50mm + Zoom lens)
• Tripod
• GVM 3-point RGB light kit
• TASCAM audio box
• RODE shotgun mic (foley)

I also took the liberty of color-coding my equipment list so I know what hardware I'll use and what it is for. Whatever is in yellow will be used during production, when filming. Green is just the microphone I'll be using to record foley AFTER production. After watching the foley video last week, I noticed that these foley artists all use some variation of a shotgun mic, and luckily, we're able to check out these mics for free at our school. There's also another place that lets students check out equipment for free called BECON-TV, otherwise known as Shortcuts! I personally know the executive producer of Shortcuts, Jim Guarasci so if I'm not able to check out a piece of equipment from school, he will be the first backup resource I use. Another thing I may be checking out from Jim is a boom mic + boom pole only because the ones we have for our television program are wonky and sometimes don't completely work. They're pretty old, but they get the job done. Now, onto the sound list! I haven't really heard of people using a sound list much because we commonly use "shot lists", but the sound is over 60% of your video, so it's pretty underrated. This is what I've come up with so far:

SOUND

• Footsteps (wood floor + tile floor?)
• Keys jingling
• Backpack movement
• Room tone
• Paper handling (poster)
• Sitting on bed
• Garage opening
• Door opening/closing (garage door + fridge)
• Taking off shoes

It's a pretty general overview of the sounds I want to get, but I was basically writing down the sounds I needed from each scene. At the very beginning of the scene, I plan to start off with the production company graphic title, but in the background, you hear the garage door opening/closing, keys jingling, backpack movement, and footsteps. These are sounds I could probably record right after filming the scene itself since there's no dialogue in the first few shots. The same goes for the rest of the sounds, so referring back to this list will also save me some time during production, so hopefully, all goes well when filming next week! Talk to you soon!