Preparing actors before filming

Because of my low budget and limited time for pre-production and production i had to make sure my actors and locations were available for shooting.
I prepared my actors by:

• allowing them to see the storyboard and anamatic before shooting for them to visualise what i would like for the characters to do
• allowed them to see the screen play also for the desired movements for the characters
• allowed time for run throughs a day or an hour before i begin to shoot
• when shooting i made sure not to shoot for too long, to allow for my actors to focus and not strain their concentration