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Budget properly for catering. The more so if your crew is underpaid. The more so, the longer the shoot is.
Doesn’t cost much more, but does wonders for crew morale.- 16 hour days, 5 days a week
Just because this film is the No.1 priority for you, doesn’t mean it is for everyone else on set. Not only does the crew have a right to a life as well, and not only do they need to be able to work on their next film, but overworking the crew makes you liable for accidents that may - and eventuall will - happen.
If all these arguments don’t count: My experience is that 6 days with 16 hours are not more productive than 5 days with 10 hours. - Concentrate on the money shots
While nice for marketing and your show-reel, the audience will only sit through your film if it is good in its entity, not just some scenes. - Who needs a DP - I can buy a camera instead?
An experienced cameraman will free you to concentrate on telling the story by giving your actors good instructions. An experienced cameraman will speed up the production by knowing what to shoot, what will work visually, which lenses to use, which stock to use, and many more things that you have never heard of.
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