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Best practice when planning a lift filming day

Always plan for the best case scenario to happen.

The best case scenario rarely happens, so it's best to have a theoretical plan of all the lifts you want to film should everything go right (e.g. no security, all lifts unlocked, no turnstiles, no locked doors to get to lifts, etc.) While an overly optimistic move, it can be a good thing to have a back up plan in place everything goes right. You won't be left wondering what to film during the best case scenario & you'll always be prepared no matter which case scenario happens. 

To maintain a humble attitude during your lift filming trips, expect the worst but prepare for the best.

Plan to create & edit content the second you get home from your trip or back to the hotel room.

Pretty straightforward. Open your computer, open your video editing app, import all your pictures & videos from your phone, put your head down & grind until your time is up (save the project) or until you have your video copy finished (export the project as an MP4 file). Upload the finished content to YouTube & Tiktok straight away as a scheduled premiere, so you won't have to worry about doing all the work later & you can get back out to film more lifts.

Take only 1-2 rides on each lift & then swiftly move on to the next lift to save time.

I get it. Some lifts will b e more fun than others & you may want to take more rides on them, but if you're going to film it, one to two rides is just enough. Know your time limit. Move onto the next lift immediately when your second ride is up. If you want to come back after filming all the lifts, you're free to come back to revisit that lift for more joy rides & bonus footage. By taking only 1-2 rides on each lift & acting like you're filming normally using your phone, your chances of getting busted or seen as suspicious by security go down significantly. Film with your phone as well. Security doesn't take too kindly to devices that look like camcorders since it's obvious at that point that you're filming the lift, which may be against the rules in some buildings & making it obvious only HURTS YOU.

Expect adversity.

The more lifts you plan to film, the higher chance is that something WILL go wrong at one point or another during your lift filming trip. Expect it to happen! That way when it does happen, you won't be negatively shocked & you can move on with level emotions to the next lift. If you're going to film 30 lifts in one day, there's a chance some of them will be broken, you may get trapped in a few (sometimes between floors), you may get busted by security depending on where you film, or the lift you want may end up behind a locked door or there is a 'NO TRESPASSING' sign by the lift.

Allocate a budget for petrol.

If the place you're going to is very far, allocate a petrol budget. You will need to refill the petrol in your car at least once or twice depending on how far the building is from home or your hotel.

Film with your phone.

Trust me, 480P quality is more than enough for a basic lift video. Even an older phone will make do. It will make it look less obvious that you're filming the lift, which will keep security off your behind.
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