Post by Vince De Quattro on Mar 24, 2005 13:05:45 GMT -8
The Ten Rules of Dailies:
Vince De Quattro
CG Supervisor, ILM
1. The Visual Effects Supervisor sits in the chair nearest the monitor.
2. The Supervisor is the only person allowed to use a pointing device in dailies.
3. Be prepared. Know what your goal was since the last time the supervisor reviewed your shot. Look at your shot(s) before you get to dailies. Take detailed notes and bring them with you. If something went wrong, quickly re-cap and provide your game plan for correcting the problem.
4. Discuss the three most important aspects of the new take as they are related to the shot's progress since the supervisor last saw the take.
5. Don't elaborate, but get to the point. There's nothing worse than hearing someone go off on what amounts to a doctoral thesis early in the morning when everyone just wants to get back to their desk to fix their broken shots.
6. Take your own notes in dailies. Don't rely on the production's notes to get you through to your next take. Use your notes to check the accuracy of the production notes. Production note takers are typically not visual effects artists and so won't understand everything they hear in dailies.
7. Pay attention to feedback that others receive. Learn to see what the Visual Effects Supervisor sees. Learn what is important to him about an effects shot for the production and what is not. Train your eye by observing his or her eye.
8. Don't comment on a colleague's shot unless specifically asked to. There's nothing worse than a backseat driver in dailies. It redirects leadership focus from the supervisor and makes it difficult to get through the work.
9. In fact, don't talk in dailies unless you are presenting your work to the crew. It's hard enough to hear the commentary when gathered in a room of any size.
10. Don't be late. Production personnel hate when they call a name and there's no answer. If it's embarrassing for them, imagine how embarrassing it will be for you.
Vince De Quattro
CG Supervisor, ILM
1. The Visual Effects Supervisor sits in the chair nearest the monitor.
2. The Supervisor is the only person allowed to use a pointing device in dailies.
3. Be prepared. Know what your goal was since the last time the supervisor reviewed your shot. Look at your shot(s) before you get to dailies. Take detailed notes and bring them with you. If something went wrong, quickly re-cap and provide your game plan for correcting the problem.
4. Discuss the three most important aspects of the new take as they are related to the shot's progress since the supervisor last saw the take.
5. Don't elaborate, but get to the point. There's nothing worse than hearing someone go off on what amounts to a doctoral thesis early in the morning when everyone just wants to get back to their desk to fix their broken shots.
6. Take your own notes in dailies. Don't rely on the production's notes to get you through to your next take. Use your notes to check the accuracy of the production notes. Production note takers are typically not visual effects artists and so won't understand everything they hear in dailies.
7. Pay attention to feedback that others receive. Learn to see what the Visual Effects Supervisor sees. Learn what is important to him about an effects shot for the production and what is not. Train your eye by observing his or her eye.
8. Don't comment on a colleague's shot unless specifically asked to. There's nothing worse than a backseat driver in dailies. It redirects leadership focus from the supervisor and makes it difficult to get through the work.
9. In fact, don't talk in dailies unless you are presenting your work to the crew. It's hard enough to hear the commentary when gathered in a room of any size.
10. Don't be late. Production personnel hate when they call a name and there's no answer. If it's embarrassing for them, imagine how embarrassing it will be for you.