비디오 제작 프로세스 데이터베이스로 사업을 키운 유튜버 토마스 프랭크(Thomas Frank)

A finished script is only the beginning. To bring his concepts to life, Thomas combines video monologues where he's speaking straight to the camera and b-roll shots of him at work. For each video, he timestamps where b-roll is needed and adds ideas for each shot in a Notion table. This gives him and his team a checklist of all the b-roll shots they need to film, making it easy to assemble the final product.

"Our Notion database reduces the amount of money and time it takes to get gear, crew, and actors into one place," says Thomas.

With all the shots in one place, the team can understand what they're filming in the context of the overall script. They can tag and sort the database by timestamp, location, and required gear, allowing them to shoot scenes in efficient batches. This setup saves everyone time and reduces any confusion around what they're filming and why.

Thomas started out as a one-man show. Now he's building a team to help him produce content for an expanding audience. To create a consistent and repeatable video production process, he's collecting all his learnings in a Notion knowledge base. All new hires can explore each step of the process with detailed documentation to guide them.

Maintaining this knowledge base means less errors and more time saved, too. Every tiny but important detail — from setting phones to silent, to remembering batteries, to publishing on Instagram — is captured in a Notion template or checklist the team can recreate with one click.