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ALEXA Preshoot Checklist
This chapter offers checklists for typical use-cases
of an ALEXA camera. During prep or pre-production,
the following topics should be clear:
The basic camera parameters (e.g. timecode basis
respectively project speed, choice of gamma and
recording format) should always be discussed with
postproduction. The choice of camera settings can
be affected for different reasons. Sometimes the
reasons are creative, sometimes the production pace
may have an influence.
To avoid surprises, it is critical to give the planned
setup a try and run a short test through the entire
workflow before starting the shoot; This is the
fastest and most reliable way to identify problems in
the digital workflow.
We highly recommend that you make at least one
verified backup immediately after the recording
media is removed from the camera. We also
recommend that a first quality control should
ideally happen on location. With digitally captured
footage being viewable immediately after recording,
potential problems can be spotted right away and
re-shooting a scene will be less of a problem. Also
check the conditions of your completion bond; it
is not unusual that LTO backups are a mandatory
requirement for the footage to be covered.
General considerations