The Editorial Industry
The Importance of Research
- A deeper understanding about the subject or project.
- A personal interest and connection with the project.
- Being able to find if the idea has previously been done by another artist.
- Finding out historical aspects about the subject, such as anniversaries and religious dates that may effect your ability to photograph.
- Using the information to mind map, brain storm, create lists of ideas.
- Schedule events, such as a shooting schedule, allowing time for editing ext.
- Furthering your knowledge, being able to create a meaning behind the project.
- Finding key elements, and creating a shot list.
Notes and Archiving
- Using traditional and digital ways such as a notebook, or a blog.
- Noting important people, names, numbers and other contact details.
- Places, such as the locations of shoots and any important place.
- Times, time of day when the image was taken that is relevant.
- Metadata, to protect your self and your images.
- Model release forms to help you with projects, now and any future uses.
- For future reference, to look back on previous ideas ect.
- To have a professional approach towards your work.
The Contact Sheet
- To use both traditional and analogue workflow.
- Being able to look back and remember the key elements of the shoot.
- Help with the process of editing, picking out the best to move forward in the project.
- Being able to proof prints, to give a better idea of what will be edited/used.
The Feature or Story
- Remember the key elements.
- Establishing shot/detail/conclusion to the story.
- Using a wide/deep page layout.
- The publication and editorial style of the feature.
- Story Boards
- The Final Presentation
- The Final Publication
