Video Production Checklist
From kick-off to delivery: a tick-list for animated and live-action projects, with the questions to ask at each gate.
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What is inside
- Kick-off and paperwork checklist
- Script, storyboard and design gates
- Shoot-day checklist for live action
- Review, delivery and file-format checklist
- After-launch tasks most teams forget
A taste of it
Production projects run through the same gates whether you are making a 60-second animation or a three-minute corporate film. Each gate is a point where one stage is finished and the next is about to start. Passing a gate means the work is approved in writing and nobody expects to reopen it without an agreed change request. Gate question: Does everyone know what we are making, by when, and who signs off?
Sections
- 1How to use this checklist
- 2Gate 1. Kick-off and paperwork
- 3Gate 2. Script
- 4Gate 3. Storyboard and style
- 5Gate 4. Voice-over and music
- 6Gate 5. Production
- 7Gate 6. Post-production and review
- 8Gate 7. Delivery
- 9After launch
How to use it
Print it or keep it open while the project runs. Tick items as they are completed and note owners and dates in the margins. The gate questions at the end of each section are the points where you should pause before moving on.
More free resources
For clients
Video Brief Template
A fill-in brief covering goal, audience, message, length, style, budget and approvals, plus a one-page version to email a studio.
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The Pre-Production Planning Guide
A 12-stage guide from idea to ready-to-shoot or ready-to-animate, with decision tables, timelines, risks and a final readiness check.
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Storyboard Template
Printable storyboard sheets (six frames per page) with columns for voice-over, on-screen text, sound and timing, plus a scene-planning guide and shot vocabulary.
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