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Common logistical issues

Common logistical issues

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Common logistical issues

- So we've alluded to the sort of logistics of a shoot and the way in which sort of little logistical problems can really slow things down. So it's worth taking a moment to just talk about some of the common logistical issues and details that you can make sure you're on top of. Not only does that keep things moving, a lot of these are the same things that also keep your crew happy and that in turn is going to show up in the final product. So the first one, directions and parking, which we already mentioned. You want to make sure that your crew knows how to get to where they're going, the directions are clear, and that they know where they're going to be able to park and what the parking situation is so that they can factor that into time. Bathrooms is another huge one. You always want to be sure that on any given location you know where those are, that hopefully they are clean and close by and that they're not somewhere where…

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