What goes wrong repeatedly.
NOT CHECKING THE AUDIO BEFORE SHOOTING
A whole shoot with unusable sound, discovered at the edit.
RELYING ON ONE RECORDING
No backup, and a single failure loses everything.
SHOOTING WITHOUT A SHOT LIST
Returning for what was missed.
NOT CHECKING THE FRAME EDGES
Distractions, cables and objects growing from heads.
AUTOMATIC SETTINGS DRIFTING MID-SHOT
Exposure and white balance shifting visibly.
FORGETTING TO PRESS RECORD
More common than anyone admits, and the reason to check every camera.
FILLING STORAGE MID-SHOOT
Avoidable by clearing cards beforehand.
FLAT BATTERIES
The most common reason a shoot ends early.
NOT BACKING UP BEFORE LEAVING THE LOCATION
The window in which footage is lost.
EDITING BEFORE THE STRUCTURE WORKS
Polishing material that gets cut.
USING MUSIC WITHOUT A LICENCE
Takedowns, claims, and republishing everything.
NO CAPTIONS
Video unwatched by people scrolling with sound off.
EXPORTING WRONGLY
Work that looks worse than it is.
NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT
Disputes about scope, revisions and payment.
DELIVERING BEFORE PAYMENT
Work used, invoice unpaid.
NOT KEEPING THE ORIGINALS
Nothing can be remade.
WHAT ALL OF THESE SHARE
They are avoidable by a checklist, and expensive without one.
