In an attempt to provide you with a wide variety of do-it-yourself filmmaking information, we here at DiY Filmmaking will often try to convince professionals in various filmmaking fields to write an article that will somehow teach you how to do things as good as them. Make-up artist Valerie Stanley is the first person to attempt this nearly impossible task. After you read her post, check out her website.
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Always be prepared, right? That motto is a good idea, but when dealing with things like going out on a shoot, you can’t be prepared for everything, but you can have a well-stocked bag of tricks that can make your ride a little smoother. Here’s our list of the top 11 (in no particular order):
Taping things down is one of those things you never think about before a shoot but almost always end up doing a lot of once you’re there. Taping cords down over doorways so the elderly don’t trip over them, taping falling props up, and taping boom poles to animals to make them crew members are a few examples of times when something sticky comes in handy.
Many people on a shoot automatically reach for duct tape in these situations. It’s a household item that is available at practically every general purpose store, and it’s cheap. But pull out a roll of duct tape in front of a pro and they’ll be horrified. Why? Duct tape is the worst thing you can use on a film shoot, and there is a better alternative: gaffers tape
