| Tele-Video Production Music Library | |
FINAL EDITING CHECK LIST |
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| Project: |
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| Have I: | |
| grabbed the viewer's attention in the first 15 seconds? | |
| kept my scripts as short as possible? | |
| read my dialogue out loud to ensure that it sounds natural? | |
| used short declarative sentences? | |
| examined the shades of meaning of each word in my script? | |
| told the viewers exactly what I want them to do? | |
| kept it consistent tone of voice? | |
| eliminated redundancies such as, "advanced planning"? | |
| chosen active tense verbs? | |
| eliminated jargon from my script where possible? | |
| used simple words rather than complex? | |
| deleted unnecessary modifiers? | |
| eliminated sexual bias from my script? | |
| used commas as "breath pauses" for the voice talent? | |
| scripted visuals that dramatically visualize my benefits? | |
| avoided jump cuts? | |
| established new locations with a full shot? | |
| returned to a full shot after a series of close ups and mediums? | |
| avoided the gratuitous use of unusual camera angles? | |
| eliminated unnecessary camera moves? | |
| used quick cuts to pick up the script tempo? | |
| used camera pans to slow down the script tempo? | |
| used reverse angles to facilitate dialogue? | |
| avoided special effects to create borrowed interest? | |
| avoided film cliches (clock hand transitions, falling calendar pages)? | |
| used montages to save production costs? | |
| indicated the use of stock footage where possible? | |
| properly numbered all scenes? | |
| used slow dissolves to indicate time passage or major change of action? | |
