Recording checklist

How to use it

1. Download the file and keep an editable copy for this recording.
2. Fill in the project details, then work through the checks before moving to the next step.
3. Save the completed version with your footage so the next person can see your decisions.

Use the checks that fit this recording. A checklist records a review; it does not replace watching and listening to the final video.

What is included

# Recording checklist

Project:
Speaker or guest:
Recording date:
Destination and intended frame shape:

## Before the guest arrives
- [ ] Charge devices and check free recording space.
- [ ] Turn off notifications and silence avoidable room noise.
- [ ] Put the camera at eye level and light the face from the front.
- [ ] Confirm the frame includes hands or demonstrations that matter.
- [ ] Confirm permission to record everyone who will appear.

## First test take
- [ ] Record 20 seconds of normal speech and a short loud sentence.
- [ ] Play it on headphones; listen for clipping, echo, hum and clothing noise.
- [ ] Check that the expected microphone was recorded.
- [ ] Check focus, exposure, lip sync and frame orientation.
- [ ] Record a correction and compare it before starting the full take.

## During and after recording
- [ ] Leave a brief pause before restarting a sentence.
- [ ] Say corrections clearly without deleting the original file.
- [ ] Save the original in two locations before editing.
- [ ] Mark the strongest sections and any sensitive information.
Notes and decisions: