Run-of-show buffers that respect human legs

Ambitious run-of-shows look tight on paper and cruel on location. We coach additive buffers: transit, meal reality, battery swaps, client wander time. Subtract them from fantasy schedules, not from sleep.

Teach teams to speak buffer language out loud. “We are borrowing ten minutes from B-roll lane two” is clearer than silent nods.

When a buffer burns, log why. Patterns reveal procurement issues, not just luck.

Share buffer math with clients early. Transparency prevents the myth that crews are “always slow.” Often, the world is simply lumpy.