Natural lighting

Natural light is one of the most is one of the most helpful and hurtful thing one can do when filming. I personally have had some bad experces with lighting when it came to the rotoball project and tips on how to do something better is all ways appreciated. The article had all kinds of good tips, so I am going to try to sum it up quickly because we all have stuff to do.
First of all the article recommends coming prepared with the correct lenses, camera, and any other accessories that might be important for light filtering, contrast, or any other effects that are necessary for filming(this is going to require planning on the directors part). The next part is when and where to film this included tips like having the sun at your back in order to keep shadows from interfering with the shot. Another was shooting during sun down and sun up when the lighting is at its best and prettiest. The last tip that the article gave was about prep work necessary to get the perfect shot. first chose the location in advance many films have flopped because the director got lazy and just filmed any where. The next is rehearsing a head of time in order to make better use of the time of day that has good day light. Lastly have some one stage the seen in order to portray the mood furniture arrangement is key to portraying a scenario all of these tips can be used to create a great natural lighting seen.
I can see where these tips can be helpful for creating the best natural lighting wile filming and why natural lighting can just be something you do on a whim. I can see now why the rotoball project was so bad from a video stand point, where was no planning involved at all and it was with one camera
my question is "will we be doing this next year?"