Retakes and Revisions
When working in television/episodic you often have to make a choice regarding the quality of the final product. I have worked on series where the budget is quite large, resulting in numerous retakes and revisions in order to get to the highest quality possible. Mr. King does not have that budget. Not even close. In fact, we have one of the smallest budgets in recent memory. So when it comes time for calling retakes/revisions one has a difficult decision to make. What to call? What is the level that one aim to achieve. This goes for all departments. Storyboards, Location design, Animation, FX, Music.
What do you do when time, money and crew are short?
In short...Know your show.
Know what show you are making.
Ensure the show you are making falls within the budget attributed to it.
Be as clear as possible with your direction, in all areas.
Find a common language with each department to ensure efficient and accurate communication.
And, you don't have to settle. You do have to be able to adapt however.
Sometimes things don't go as expected. You pick your battles but you still have battles. Push for quality but have realistic expectations for what is possible without losing the morale of your crew.
We're all in it together, along for the journey. And at the end of the day I want everyone to be proud of what they've created and to look back on our production knowing it's the absolute best we could do.
Oh, and so far, Mr. King has exceeded my expectations, from all departments.
