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Chapter 2: What's First? > Who Knows Where or When? - Pg. 31

14 Part 1 realities: Preproduction written notes on a tablet, a different page for each script page, and then put them in a notebook so the notes face the script page they concern. Another technique (I learned this from DP Rodney Taylor) is to use an artist's portfolio book. This is a loose-leaf book with plastic sleeves into which you can insert a picture or a piece of paper. One of the best I know is the Profolio made by Itoya. You can find it at most artist's supply and photographic stores or online. Insert the script pages inside the plastic sleeves. Write your comments on sticky notes, which will stick with tenacity to the plastic. Then, when the script revisions come, and they always will, you can simply remove the current page from the sleeve and slide in the new page. Since the sticky notes are attached to the sleeve and not the page, all your notes will still be in place. Whatever system you use, be sure to keep notes from the very beginning, put your script in a notebook, and begin making your own production book. You'll have sections for camera, grip, electric, crew, and any other areas that concern you. Some things, like pictures of locations, you might never refer to again. Some, like your script notes, you may look at every day. At the end of the shoot, you have a nice memento and a lot of information you can use for the next show.