The efficiency of the shoot is often the result of a well-coordinated pre-production process, for which the script or synopsis is the most important foundation. Controlling the controllable is the key to enabling the production team to navigate around the many uncontrollables that may be encountered on location - bad weather, unforeseen delays at the location, and even the uncertainties inherent in working with children, animals and the unsuspecting public.

Every production is different. Some may require many locations, some may require few. Some productions will work both on location and in the studio. In common, all productions share the reality of the fact that it is only that which is filmed and recorded and brought home, from which the final production may be edited and completed, therefore attention to detail is vital.

Few productions are filmed in the same chronological order as in the script. The logistics of each production and its participants will dictate the order in which scenes are filmed. We strive to film using the minimum number of people necessary - both crew and observers - to optimize our ability to concentrate on the job in hand. 

Some productions are filmed by a single crew, usually working with a single-camera approach. Some productions will be filmed using multiple crews and even multiple cameras, often dividing the task between "principal photography" for which the full crew is necessary, and "second unit" work, where a smaller crew harvests additional footage, stock shots, still photos, or supplementary audio recordings. 

Our primary acquisition format is HDCAM - a proven HD technology - typically working in the 1080i/50 format.