The following table can be used for estimating a video production schedule. Times shown are based on actual production experience. Use the minimum time when dealing with senior people and a light work load, the maximum time for junior people and a heavy work load, and some time in between for other cases.
Note: use parallelism as much as possible when building a production schedule. For example, if the crew has to move furniture and set up equipment but it takes a typical cast member half an hour after arriving on set to be ready for a shoot, a cast call one and a half hours after a crew call may suffice.
| Activity
|
Minimum Time
|
Maximum Time
|
| Setup one camera and one mixer, set lights, one person.
|
30 Minutes
|
1 Hour
|
| Setup additional piece of equipment, for example a
second camera, one person.
|
15 Minutes
|
30 Minutes
|
| Move furniture on set, two to four pieces, two people.
|
30 Minutes
|
1 Hour
|
| Fine tune lights after initial placement, one gaffer,
one observer.
|
15 Minutes
|
30 Minutes
|
| Fine tune camera and microphone setup on ready set for two to four
cast members.
|
30 Minutes
|
1 Hour
|
| Dry run talent on set for a three to five minute scene.
|
15 Minutes
|
30 Minutes
|
| Run a single take from top to bottom.
|
3 Minutes
|
5 Minutes
|
| Coach cast members between takes.
|
3 Minutes
|
5 Minutes
|
| Hold on-set creative discussions with entire cast as necessary.
|
30 Minutes
|
1 Hour
|
