{"id":149169,"date":"2021-02-04T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=149169"},"modified":"2021-02-04T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T22:27:27","slug":"produced-from-my-dining-room-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/produced-from-my-dining-room-table\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Produced 6 Shows from My Dining Room Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From timelines to content, tips from a seasoned producer on staying organized, creative, and avoiding burnout. Let’s go!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Six virtual galas, three months of spotty Spectrum internet, and a kid in remote learning make for the perfect setting to lose one\u2019s whole production mind. I\u2019m here to tell you, I survived. And you will, too.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of you have been doing it for months now\u2014bravo to my production peeps. I bow down to you and a shoutout to the badass universe that aligned it all and kept many of us employed with incredible teams, clients who trust us, and emerging innovation that connects us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline Everything!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Update your timeline often! Image via NicoElNino<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yep, I just made the word timeline a verb. I can\u2019t tell you how important a production timeline<\/a> (not a post timeline, obviously) is when it comes to nailing those deliverables, reviews, and approvals. You may be thinking, \u201cWell damn, Tanya, no kidding. That\u2019s a no-brainer.\u201d Then, I’d clapback, \u201cListen, I get you know how to create one, but do you update it often? Do you add in new deliverables? Is your graphic treatment in it? Is your client looking at it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take it from this side-eye queen, get everything that needs reviews and approvals in the timeline as early as you can. Then, stagger in more lines as it’s inevitable that new requests will pop up. As you correspond with a client throughout the week, copy and paste that week\u2019s important dates in an email to them or bring it up on your status call. Over-remind\u2014unless they tell you to stop. Boom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google Docs Is the Way<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Let Google docs help you stay organized. Image via dennizn<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To produce six virtual galas from September through December took a lot of organization and focus. Google docs helped get me through every step of the process. I was able to streamline all of the assets keeping my team organized in one space. Google drive is just user-friendly overall, providing shares for working docs, especially for post notes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n