Shot Planner
Plan shots with ease
StudioBinder’s shot planner helps filmmakers and production teams efficiently plan and organize their shots.
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Effortless shot planning for professionals
Our shot planner features an intuitive interface for creating and managing shot lists. Customize your shot details and build a shooting schedule that fits your production.
Screenplay Importing
Generate a shot list from your script
Import your script to instantly generate detailed shot lists. This simplifies your planning and helps keep your production organized.
Our platform accepts screenplays from Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain (.fountain), PDF, Word & Text docs.
Shot Types
Tailor your shot list layout
Choose from various shot types and adjust your shot list layout to meet your project’s needs. The shot designer adapts to any production scale.
How to Make a Shot List
Include key shot specs on your list
Add shot info like camera angle, movement, lens, and frame rate. Keeping your shot list detailed helps your team stay on the same page.
Shot Tagger
Add shots faster with shot tagging
The shot tagging feature enables you to select any action or dialogue line from your script and instantly add a corresponding shot to your list. This efficient process speeds up shot list creation, helps maintain continuity, and enhances overall production accuracy.
Camera Setups
Create schedules from camera setups
Group your shots into camera setups or lighting setups to create a clear and efficient shooting schedule.
Drag and drop setups to reorder your day, and add time estimates to keep your production on track.
Sharing
Share and receive feedback
Share your shot list planner with your entire team through secure view-only links or invite team members to add comments and feedback. This level of collaboration improves communication, reduces errors, and ensures everyone is aligned throughout production.
Collaboration
Keep your team synced up on the essentials
Make changes and updates that sync instantly across all devices and collaborators. The shot planner app ensures your crew always works with the latest shot list, minimizing confusion and maximizing efficiency on set.
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 Friendly
Update your shots from anywhere
Our web-based shot planner is fully mobile optimized, allowing you to access, update, and manage your shot lists from any device on set, in the office, or on the go.
This flexibility helps keep your production moving smoothly, no matter where you are.
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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
Discover shot planning
Browse through a sample shot list created with StudioBinder’s shot planner.
"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 listing FAQs
Shot list basics explained
A shot list is a list of all the shots planned for a specific scene or shoot day. It's how the director first visualizes the scene and how the crew tracks the different shots on the shooting schedule.
Once you've created the ideal shot list for a project, it needs to be organized for the most efficient shoot. Shots from the same angle should be bundled together, as should shots in the same location, regardless of when these occur in the script. This way, the production can stay as efficient as possible.
A professional shot list will include the following information, typically in a spreadsheet-style layout:
- Scene and shot numbers
- A description of the shot
- Shot size, camera angle, lens, movement
- Frame rate, VFX, sound, stunts, lighting
- Prep and shoot estimates
No, in most cases, a final shot list will not be in chronological order in reference to the script. This is because the most efficient order of shooting shots is to reduce the number of setups and location changes. For example, if you have three scenes that take place in a single location but occur at three different times in the script, you'll still want to shoot them all at once.
Every project and filmmaker is different, but the most textbook way to shoot a scene is to start with a wider master shot, continuing with over-the-shoulder shots from each side, and then close-ups of each character. This extensive coverage will give the editor plenty to work with in post-production.
Scenes are shot out of order because that's often the most cost-efficient way to do it. Sometimes locations are only available for a small window, or sets need to be built, or an actor is only free for a certain time. The best shooting schedule has to account for all of these kinds of variables.
A director usually makes the shot list, but it can also become a collaboration between the cinematographer, editor, production designer, and 1st assistant director.
First, make a list of all the shots you want/need for a project. This list should have the scene number, shot number, and all relevant details. Then, the list should be ordered into the most efficient schedule that reduces the number of camera, lighting, and location changes.
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