Field Notes

Useful production knowledge, earned on location.

Practical guides for producers and interview subjects, plus selected stories from our production archive. Every article has been reviewed, updated and retained because it still helps someone plan a better shoot.

Professional lighting and camera setup for a filmed interview

Featured · Practical guide

How to light an interview

A practical, equipment-neutral guide to creating natural, dimensional interview lighting on location.

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Camera operator filming a live event in Melbourne

Production guide

Filming a live event: a practical production checklist

The planning, sound, coverage and backup decisions that protect a one-time-only event shoot.

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Presenter speaking naturally during a professional video shoot

Presenter guide

How to feel natural on camera

Practical ways to reduce nerves and deliver a clear, believable interview or piece to camera.

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Professional green-screen interview setup in a Melbourne office

From the archive

Green-screen interviews for an international production

How a Melbourne shoot was designed to integrate cleanly with footage being produced in the United States.

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Camera Crew Australia filming an IBM executive interview in Melbourne

From the archive

Local production support for IBM Australia

An archive case study in providing repeatable Melbourne interview setups for a Sydney-based in-house video team.

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TAG Heuer football event being filmed outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground

From the archive

Same-night event video for TAG Heuer

How careful pre-production enabled two social edits to be filmed outside the MCG and delivered that night.

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Camera crew filming an Accent Group interview in Melbourne

From the archive

White-label filming for Accent Group

A Melbourne crew supported a visiting New Zealand director with interviews, retail footage and rapid media handover.

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