The Ultimate Guide to Producing a Professional TV Commercial

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The Ultimate Guide to Producing a Professional TV
Commercial
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• Making a professional television commercial can
  be an intimidating task. After all, you want to
  put your best foot forward and create something
  that captures the attention of your target
  audience. The good news is that it doesnt have
  to be difficult. With the right guidance,
  producing a professional TV commercial can be an
  enjoyable and rewarding experience. This ultimate
  guide to producing a professional TV commercial
  is designed to walk you through the entire
  process, from scriptwriting to shooting to
  post-production. With each step, youll gain more
  confidence and build the skills necessary to
  create a compelling, polished advertisement. So,
  lets get started and make your next TV
  commercial the best it can possibly be.

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• Define your ad objectives
• Before you even think about putting pen to paper,
  you must first define your ad objectives. This is
  the primary goal of your commercial. It is
  important to have a clear idea of what you want
  to achieve, as this will inform every other
  aspect of your commercial. A great place to start
  is by considering the audience youll be
  targeting. Are you trying to sell to businesses
  or consumers? Do you want to drive sales? Or do
  you want to raise brand awareness? What do your
  customers care about? What do they need? What do
  they want? How do you meet those needs or solve
  those problems? A successful commercial is one
  that addresses the needs of its audience and
  drives them to a desired action. If you arent
  sure what your objectives are, take some time to
  brainstorm a few ideas. What do you want the
  commercial to achieve? What action do you want
  your viewers to take?

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• Scriptwriting
• The script is the single most important part of
  your commercial and sets the tone for the rest of
  the production. Traditionally, a commercial
  script is written in either a Standard Narrative
  format or a Modified Parallel format. Most
  commercial scripts are between 30 and 60 seconds
  long, though exceptionally long or short scripts
  (less than 45 seconds, or between 90 and 120
  seconds) may be harder to produce.

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• Pre-production
• Normally, you would want to start pre-production
  with the scriptwriting phase, but in this case,
  well include it with pre-production. Before you
  start booking locations, hiring actors, and
  purchasing expensive equipment, youll want to
  create a comprehensive budget. A good rule of
  thumb is to spend around 1.5x more than you think
  youll need. This part of the process is crucial
  as a poorly managed budget can put your whole
  commercial at risk. You dont want to spend so
  much money that you cant afford to produce the
  commercial, but you also dont want to skimp on
  quality. Pre-production is also the time to
  decide on the look and feel of your commercial.
  Do you want a modern, sleek look, or do you want
  a retro, nostalgic feel? Are you going for a
  standard look, or are you looking to push the
  limits of the medium?

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• Casting
• Casting is an extremely important part of the
  production process and can make or break a
  commercial. A well-cast commercial will draw the
  attention of the viewer and help them engage with
  your message. A poorly cast commercial will only
  serve to distract from your message and drive
  your audience away. Casting should start with a
  script breakdown. A script breakdown is a
  detailed list of all the characters in the
  commercial and their motivations. This will help
  you identify characters that need casting. Once
  youve identified the characters that you need,
  its time to start casting. Casting begins with
  creating a casting call that includes the script
  breakdown, a brief description of the commercial,
  and a budget.

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• Shooting
• Now that youve cast your actors, booked your
  locations, and organized your crew, you can
  finally begin to shoot the commercial. Before you
  start filming, make sure that you have a clear
  shot list. A shot list is a detailed list of
  every shot you need to film. This includes camera
  angles, audio notes, and special requests (like a
  specific type of lighting). Shot lists help to
  keep your production flowing smoothly and
  minimize wasted time on set. This allows you to
  get everything you need for your commercial in
  one or two takes, rather than wasting valuable
  time shooting extra footage that you wont ever
  use.

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• Editing
• Once youve shot your commercial, its time to
  dive into the editing bay. During the editing
  process, youll cut together the various shots
  and create a cohesive narrative from the footage
  youve captured. Editing is the most important
  part of creating a compelling commercial. You
  want to make sure that your message is clear and
  that it is engaging. Once youve edited the
  commercial, youll want to create a rough cut. A
  rough cut is essentially a first pass at the
  commercial that includes all the shots and audio
  you plan to use. Its a good idea to show the
  rough cut to a few people and get their feedback
  before moving on to the next stage of
  post-production.

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• Music and sound design
• Now that the commercial is complete, its time to
  add the finishing touches. This includes choosing
  the music, designing sound effects, and adding
  voice-over. For the music, you have two options
  You can either license an existing track or you
  can hire a composer. Each option has its own set
  of advantages and disadvantages. If you choose to
  license an existing track, you can get
  high-quality music for a relatively low cost. For
  the sound design, you can record custom sound
  effects or you can use sound effects from a sound
  library. If you decide to create custom sound
  effects, you should start the sound design
  process during the editing phase. Once youve
  completed the sound design, you can add a
  voice-over to the commercial. This could be the
  voice of someone in the commercial or a narrator.

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• Final delivery
• Finally, when your commercial is complete, its
  time to create the final delivery. This includes
  exporting your commercial as an edit decision
  list (EDL) and creating any visual effects or
  graphics that youve decided to add. Once youve
  created the EDL, you can send it to a broadcaster
  and request airtime. The broadcaster will then
  review your commercial and decide whether to air
  it. If youve followed all of the rules and
  created a compelling commercial, theres a good
  chance that it will get picked up. Once the
  commercial has aired, you can use metrics to
  track the effectiveness of your advertisement.
  This will help you to determine whether the
  commercial was a success.

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• Final check
• Now that your commercial has been aired, its
  time to sit back and relax. Well, not exactly.
  Now that youve launched your commercial, youll
  want to sit back and monitor its progress. To do
  this, youll want to track your commercial across
  all major metrics. This includes impressions,
  viewability, click-through rate, and average view
  duration. You can also use social media to gauge
  the effectiveness of your commercial by tracking
  how many impressions it gets, how many likes and
  shares it receives, and how many comments it
  generates. Once the commercial has run its
  course, its time to wrap up. This is the perfect
  time to review the metrics that youve been
  tracking. This will help you to determine how
  successful the commercial was and how you can
  improve it for your next commercial.

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• Final check
• Now that your commercial has been aired, its
  time to sit back and relax. Well, not exactly.
  Now that youve launched your commercial, youll
  want to sit back and monitor its progress. To do
  this, youll want to track your commercial across
  all major metrics. This includes impressions,
  viewability, click-through rate, and average view
  duration. You can also use social media to gauge
  the effectiveness of your commercial by tracking
  how many impressions it gets, how many likes and
  shares it receives, and how many comments it
  generates. Once the commercial has run its
  course, its time to wrap up. This is the perfect
  time to review the metrics that youve been
  tracking. This will help you to determine how
  successful the commercial was and how you can
  improve it for your next commercial.

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