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perspective, for example, to shoot all three scenes involving a particular actor and location on a single day (even though the scenes may occur in completely different parts of the script), rather than paying the actor's day rate three times to bring back the same actor to the same location on three different days just to speak a few lines each day. Shooting scenes out of order helps avoid the cost of having to repeatedly travel back to the same locations or reassemble the same sets, but requires considerable effort from both cast and crew members (especially the
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changes if problems arise. Some producers arrange for alternative "cover sets" near exterior locations, so they can immediately relocate the production to shooting interior scenes on the cover set if an exterior location is rendered unusable by bad weather. Local climate extremes can severely limit the number of hours available for shooting exterior scenes, if cast and crew become incapacitated by
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normally does not follow their chronological sequence in the script. The sequence usually depends on organizational aspects such as the availability of the cast, crew, and locations, and, in the case of outdoor shots, factors such as the season, weather and light conditions. The production board is
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or night for day, but small independent productions cannot always afford the necessary lighting setups and must rely on whatever light is already available on location. Some scenes need long lead times to set up properly, such as in-car dialogue scenes for which a car is usually fitted with movie
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trained in how to use them. In contemporary filmmaking, a digital version of a strip board is prepared with dedicated computer software applications, of which the most popular one is Movie Magic
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are often subject to legal restrictions on the number of hours they can work per day. Children also tend to have less patience and stamina (relative to adults) before their ability to deliver a high-quality performance is exhausted.
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