Lee Nelson
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Eric Young
A
real-world role model was selected from pre-production.
Shane
Osguthorpe. Shane was my next door neighbor growing up. He has been in the film
making industry since 1996 and has also developed hundreds of commercials for
big companies. His official title is production manager/ Creative Director, and
his company is found in downtown Ogden Utah in a place called Out of Bounds
Creative. He studied communications and journalism at BYU and has been very
influential in the slow medium processing in film.
I interviewed Shane to see what his
experience has been like as far as being the creative director, and I have
learned much about his early on experiences and what he presently does to make
pre-production work out smoothly:
Writer:
Shane, What was the longest pre-production scene that you directed?
Shane:
5 days to be precise.
Writer:
What was the most difficult component as far as pre-production is concerned?
Shane:
I would say coordinating with the schedule and making sure we do not go over
time, sometimes it is completely necessary though.
Writer:
Think back to your first pre-production as a director, what would you have done
differently had you had the experience you do now?
Shane:
Well my first experience at director was very odd, but I was terrified to be
ahead of the guys, although now they have my undivided attention back then they
were not sure if I was a stray cat. If I could go back in time I would have
been very brief with introductions and focused more on the overall production
and less focus on individual needs.
Writer:
What advice would you have for a student going into digital film production?
Shane:
If you are set on going this direction, go for it! Don’t hold back, I went an
odd course with journalism but had a strong interest for this type of field all
growing up. Keep chugging away and try to associate with the best of your area
it really makes a difference. Possibly even work with a few legends as an
intern or whatever gets their name on your resume.
Writer:
How do you conclude the time you need in pre-production to finalize the
project?
Shane:
We all sit in a big room around a large table and throw out ideas. If our
brains are not thinking creatively enough then we will go jam out for a good
30- 45 minutes and if we have nothing yet then we move on to our game room
where we have ping pong, pool, and foosball where we can try to redirect our
left side of the brain. If all else fails then we come up with a standard time
and have more of a Hitler approach to schedule and time which is not as fun but
gets the job done.
Writer:
How do you communicate your objectives to your team?
Shane:
I make sure early on in our pre/ pre-production meeting that I will communicate
through our walkie talkies, intercom, and lastly phone via phone call/text and
I expect an answer within 30 minutes of the text or call no matter what.
Everyone is clear and I have yet to have problems with those objectives. I am
not a real Nazi about it though I make sure that they have fun which makes
pre-production really fall into place.
Writer:
How do you handle personnel and family affairs while at work?
Shane:
I break the rules a little with my team and I tell the guys that family does
come first although work is a close second. I believe that one can gain much
perspective and creative thinking in the small realm of his family. I have had
to be to different family functions during production and I have seen many
times how a small retreat really helps the mind function in the creative
process that we look for. Personnel
affairs are small for me but my team knows that anything as far as medical
emergencies are important to take care of too. I have a right hand man that
takes over for me at the “Wayward” when I am away so that is always super
helpful too.
Writer:
How could I locate you as a future source?
Shane:
We are called Out Of Bounds. Located on 2447 Kiesel Ave. Ogden, Ut 84401. Or
you could check us out online at http://www.outofboundscreative.com/
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paper has research documented in APA form.
Writer: Thank you Shane
for your time and wisdom today.
