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Field notes from the ScenePrep desk on light, camera marks, scout reports, and call sheets.
Location Scouting
How to Scout Film Locations Without Juggling Five Apps
A practical scout: one camera mark, the sun for the shoot date, access and parking, then the same pin on the shoot day. ScenePrep Pro is $29 a month.
ScenePrep Desk4 min read
A projector beam in a dark room. Photo by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash
Production
Notes that belong on the call sheet
The call-sheet lines that change how the crew leaves the house: the door, the light window, and the hazard you actually saw.
ScenePrep Desk2 min read
Empty red seats in a cinema. Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash
Camera
Pin the camera mark before you leave
A map pin says alley. A camera mark says where the lens stands, where it looks, and how the next person finds your feet.
ScenePrep Desk2 min read
Film reels in a cinematographer's room. Photo by Noom Peerapong on Unsplash
Scouting
What belongs in a scout report
A scout report other departments can trust: the decision, the access, and the pictures that answer a question.
ScenePrep Desk2 min read
Clapperboard on a roadside shoot. Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
Lighting
Reading the light on a scout
How a location scout writes down sun direction, contrast, and the real length of the usable window.
ScenePrep Desk2 min read
Lighting stands and a camera in a studio. Photo by Alexander Dummer on Unsplash
