Shot Designer App
Design every shot
StudioBinder’s shot designer app helps filmmakers plan, visualize, and organize every camera setup and shot list for productions of any scale.
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Shot Designer Interface
Visualize your film's shots more efficiently
Tag shots, choose camera angles, select lenses, and set up movements. The intuitive interface makes building detailed shot lists simple and fast.
Screenplay Imports
Turn scenes into organized shot lists
Import your screenplay or write directly in StudioBinder. Each scene generates a dedicated shot list that you can customize for your production needs.
Our platform accepts Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain (.fountain), Word (.word), PDF (.pdf) and Text (.txt) documents.
Shot Types
Customize shot columns your way
Adjust columns to display only the shot specs you need or hide what’s unnecessary. With StudioBinder’s shot designer app, you can display shot size, camera angle, lens, movement, or location to create a clean, professional shot list tailored to your production.
How to Make a Shot List
Fill in every shot detail
Populate your shot list with all the necessary specs. StudioBinder’s shot designer lets you select from shot size, camera movement, lens type, frame rate, camera angle, sound, and location. Every option is organized to help you plan efficiently and capture your creative vision.
Shot Tagger
Improve your workflow with shot tagging
No more flipping between your script and shot list. With StudioBinder’s shot designer app, select any line of dialogue or action, and instantly generate a shot in your list. Shot Tagging streamlines shot listing so you can focus on the creative process.
Camera Setups
Spin off schedules from your shot list
Group shots into camera or lighting setups and drag and drop to optimize your shooting order. Include estimated durations and StudioBinder calculates total time, helping your shot designer workflow run smoothly on set.
Sharing
Keep your entire team in sync
Share your shot list as a view-only link or invite team members to comment. With StudioBinder’s shot designer app, everyone stays up-to-date, whether they’re on set, in the office, or working remotely.
Collaboration
The ultimate collaborative shot planning
StudioBinder brings the traditional collaboration between directors, DPs, and 1st ADs into a seamless work experience.
Director
The director builds the core shot list to express the creative vision.
Director of Photography
The DP fills in technical details like equipment, lens, lighting setups, etc.
1st Assistant Director
The 1st AD works in the necessary time estimates to schedule the day.
Mobile-Ready
Track your shot list from anywhere
Check off completed shots and monitor the day’s progress directly from your phone. With the shot designer app, anyone can follow along in real-time, keeping production moving efficiently.
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More shot list features
Media Library
Your media organized
Groups
Organize your shot lists
Aspect Ratios
Adjust every ratio
Comments
Colors
Call out shots with color
Tasks
Advanced
PDF Generator
Board View
See it like a storyboard
Export
Archive
Archive old shot lists to keep an accessible history.
Shot Numbers
Choose digits, letters, or your own custom numbering system.
Banners
Add camera setups, company moves, & meal breaks
Shot List Example
Explore a sample shot list
Try the StudioBinder shot designer app and explore a fully built sample shot list to see how your production can flow from script to screen.
"StudioBinder places many of the tools you would need when managing a video production into one central place without the need of creating multiple excel, PDF & doc files. Information can be quickly updated, distributed & viewed minimizing any miscommunications."
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What are the 8 steps in shot listing?
Open StudioBinder on your browser.
Click on the Shot List tab on the project homepage.
Choose to either import a script or create a shot list from scratch.
Name the shot list, select shot details, and add images or insert blank shots.
Add an image to each frame from the Media Library or upload new images.
Enter details, including the scene number, description, and notes.
Populate your shot specs with camera movement, lenses, VFX, and more.
Create a custom PDF, send a view-only link, or invite team members for feedback.
Shot List FAQs
Shot listing explained
The first step is to read the script and think about what shots you need. Make a list out of those shots and add as many details as possible. Then arrange the list of shots into the most cost-efficient shooting schedule.
Cinematographers often use viewfinder apps like Artemis Pro, Sunseeker to track sunlight conditions, or Shot Designer to map out a floorplan.
Usually, shots are designed by the director in collaboration with the cinematographer. They might work heavily in pre-production making a shot list and storyboards.
Day rates for cinematographers can range between $300 to $1,800. This, of course, depends on their experience level and whether or not they will be using their own gear (otherwise known as a kit fee).
Yes, every visual motion project you can think of needs a cinematographer. This includes short films, feature films, documentaries, TV shows, commercials, corporate videos, etc.
For the most part, these two acronyms are interchangeable. They both stand for "Director of Photography," so there's no difference in title or status.
In film, ASC is an acronym for the American Society of Cinematographers, which is a labor union supporting DPs in all mediums and markets.
In cinematography, angle refers to the angle of the camera during a shot. For example, if the camera is higher than the subject and pointed down, this is called a "high angle."
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