Video Production RAID Log
This is a practical guide to building a raid log for a video production project — a consolidated log of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies, adapted to the realities of producing a video or film.
What a RAID Log is
A raid log is a consolidated log of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies. For the full concept and how it works in general, see RAID Log. On a video production project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a Video Production project
Video Production projects live or die on producing a video or film. A well-built raid log gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how video production projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Risks
- Assumptions
- Issues
- Dependencies
- Owners and status
Video Production-specific considerations
Tailor the raid log to the risks that most often derail video production projects:
- Creative revisions
- Shoot logistics
- Post-production timelines
Example
On a real video production project, the raid log would be shaped by producing a video or film. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — creative revisions, shoot logistics, post-production timelines — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.