🎬 SayPro Video/Podcast Recording Checklist
Project: SayPro Culinary Interviews / Spotlight Series
Prepared by: [Your Name]
Recording Date: [Insert Date]
Chef Interviewed: [Insert Name]
Format: ☐ Video ☐ Podcast ☐ Both
✅ Pre-Recording Checklist
Technical Preparation
- Confirm date/time and timezone with guest
- Send interview briefing and consent form to chef
- Check internet connection (min. 10 Mbps upload/download)
- Test webcam/video quality (HD preferred)
- Test microphone and audio clarity (no background noise)
- Set up recording software (e.g., Zoom, Riverside.fm, OBS, Audacity)
- Confirm backup recording method is in place
- Ensure sufficient storage space for video/audio files
- Charge all devices and have spare batteries (if applicable)
Environment & Setup
- Quiet room or studio booked/confirmed
- Natural lighting or soft artificial lighting used
- Neutral background or branded SayPro backdrop
- Chef seated comfortably and visible on camera
- Interviewer camera and mic tested
- Mobile phones silenced or on airplane mode
- All visual distractions removed from the background
🎙️ During Recording
Interview Management
- Begin with short informal chat to relax the guest
- Reconfirm consent to record
- Follow SayPro Standard Interview Template or tailored questions
- Monitor time and keep the conversation flowing
- Note standout quotes or key talking points
- Thank the chef at the end of the session
Technical Checks
- Monitor audio levels throughout
- Watch for video lag or freezing
- Ensure all parts of the session are captured
- Take a screenshot for promotional use (with consent)
🎞️ Post-Recording Checklist
File Management
- Save primary recording file in high resolution
- Save backup file in separate folder
- Rename files clearly (e.g., ChefName_Date_Format.mp4/.mp3)
- Upload raw files to SayPro secure drive/cloud
- Complete interview transcript (optional but recommended)
Editing & Delivery
- Remove pauses, background noise, or technical glitches
- Add intro/outro music or graphics (SayPro branded)
- Insert lower-thirds for chef name, location, specialty
- Include SayPro logo watermark
- Export final video/audio in appropriate formats (MP4, MP3, WAV)
- Send edited version for final review & approval
Documentation
- Upload to SayPro Interview Archive
- Update SayPro Monthly Interview Tracker
- Submit to SayPro Marketing for promotion scheduling
- Archive consent forms and interview briefs
Completed By: _________________________
Date: _________________________