Directing Tips from The Video Village by James Williams may 2012
This article summarizes things that could help you while you direct. The Video Village is a monitor that is attached to the camera but set away from it so that you can see and talk without being right behind the camera. Some cameras have Video Villages attached to the side of the camera. Having a Video Village would also make your film area a lot less blocked and people will be able to have a chance to move freely around the set. Most of the time the people inside of the Video Village are just the directors and the producers. I learned that when you get to bigger film sets and do other films that the video village is helpful and it makes the film easier to film. I could use this in one of my films to have one guy film and I will be in the village watching and calling if I want it that way or not.
