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Doctor video shoot checklist
A 61-point doctor video checklist covering planning, consent, framing, sound, light, the shoot itself, editor handover and publishing checks.
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Why it exists
The problem it solves
I have sat through hospital video shoots where a senior surgeon gave up two hours of OPD time and the team walked away with twenty minutes of unusable footage: an AC hum over every take, a window blowing out the face, a patient’s file visible on the desk. None of it was the doctor’s fault, and all of it was avoidable.
This doctor video checklist is the list I give production teams before any shoot with a clinician. It runs from planning a week ahead, through patient consent and privacy on set, camera, sound and light, to handing over to the editor and the final checks before publishing.
Inside
What you get
- 61 tick-box checks across ten stages, from a week before the shoot to publishing
- A consent and privacy section for filming inside hospitals and clinics
- Doctor preparation and wardrobe notes that save retakes
- Camera, framing, sound and lighting checks for phones and professional kits
- A shoot-day routine, including hooks, B-roll and take logging
- Editor handover and pre-publish checks for clinical review and compliance
Audience
Who it’s for
Hospital marketing and content teams, video agencies, and doctors in private practice in India who film talking-head, explainer and short-form videos.
Method
How to use it
- Share the checklist with the doctor, producer and editor a week before the shoot.
- Complete the planning and consent sections before booking the doctor’s time.
- Print the camera, sound, light and shoot-day sections for the crew and tick them on set.
- Hand the editor the take log, scripts and brief from the handover section.
- Do not publish until every item in the final section is ticked and approvals are filed.
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Everything between choosing a topic and publishing: planning and scripts, patient consent and privacy, the doctor’s preparation, location, camera and framing, sound, light, shoot-day routine, handover to the editor and final checks. It is written for filming inside Indian hospitals and clinics, where patients, screens and records are never far from the frame.
Yes. A recent smartphone on a tripod, with a clip-on microphone and good window light, produces perfectly usable talking-head and short-form video. Sound and light matter far more than the camera. Invest in a microphone and a simple light before upgrading the camera, and lock focus and exposure on the doctor’s face.
It depends on the doctor’s comfort, the complexity of each topic and how well scripts are prepared. Plan a realistic number with short breaks, and record the most important topic first while energy is highest. A well-planned session produces more usable videos than a long one where the doctor tires and takes multiply.
Written, informed consent from every identifiable patient, naming channels and duration of use, taken in a language they understand, with the right to withdraw explained. For minors, a parent or legal guardian consents. Clear screens, files and wristbands from every frame. Check your consent process with your legal team; this checklist is not legal advice.
The doctor, a clinical reviewer and whoever owns compliance. Review the final edit, including captions, on-screen text and any graphics added in editing, not just the script. Check claims against NMC professional conduct rules, ASCI guidelines and the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, and file approvals with the video.