TIPS

ALWAYS SHOOT WITH (AT LEAST) TWO CAMERAS

Good cameras are not very expensive these days, so one thing you can do to be more productive is to always roll with at least 2.

The method of shooting with (a minimum of) 2 cameras has been shunned by some in the filmmaking industry, but I don't care...It's one of the most important things I believe in. It makes the editor's job way easier (by having more shots to choose at any given scene) and it makes production go a whole lot faster. Objections from the purists may have been the camera cost, but there are "good enough" cameras out there that make it possible to buy several where before only one could be afforded. The main thing that makes this tip work for me is to mount 2 cameras on one cage (on only one tripod or Steadicam) which takes up no more space than a single camera anyway. You can't do this with BIG cameras, but everything I buy is small and compact anyway, so this is possible.