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Block shooting

Scheduling and filming multiple scenes, episodes, or related material together because they share locations, cast, sets, or production resources.

Also known as: shooting in blocks, block schedule

Reviewed

Inputs

  • Approved creative material, production information, and the requirements for the task

Outputs

  • A reviewed result with a clear owner, version, and downstream handoff

Handoffs

  • Block shooting can reduce moves and repeated setup, but it increases continuity, script-tracking, and performer-preparation demands because story order may be fragmented.

In practice

Block shooting can reduce moves and repeated setup, but it increases continuity, script-tracking, and performer-preparation demands because story order may be fragmented.

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