SHOT LISTINGSHOT LISTING

BREAKING DOWN YOUR BREAKING DOWN YOUR SCRIPT INTO BITS SCRIPT INTO BITS

AND PIECESAND PIECES

BEFORE SHOOTINGBEFORE SHOOTING

MAKE A CHARTMAKE A CHART WHAT ARE THE LOCATIONS?WHAT ARE THE LOCATIONS? WHAT ARE THE SCENES?WHAT ARE THE SCENES? WHAT ACTION IS IMPORTANT TO WHAT ACTION IS IMPORTANT TO

PROGRESS THE STORY?PROGRESS THE STORY? WHICH CHARACTERS DO WE NEED WHICH CHARACTERS DO WE NEED

TO SEE?TO SEE? STORYBOARD IT!STORYBOARD IT!

ANYTHING YOU FORGOT?ANYTHING YOU FORGOT? NUMBER THE SHOTS IN THE LISTNUMBER THE SHOTS IN THE LIST HOW LONG ARE THE SHOTS?HOW LONG ARE THE SHOTS? REVIEW THE LIST WITH THE GROUPREVIEW THE LIST WITH THE GROUP DID YOU MISS ANYTHING?DID YOU MISS ANYTHING? DO YOU NEED SPECIAL CONTROL DO YOU NEED SPECIAL CONTROL

OVER A LOCATION (SUCH AS… NO OVER A LOCATION (SUCH AS… NO PASSERS-BY TO MAKE IT WORK?)PASSERS-BY TO MAKE IT WORK?)

BEFORE SHOOTINGBEFORE SHOOTING

WHEN YOU SHOOTWHEN YOU SHOOT

MAKE A CHECKLIST COLUMN FOR MAKE A CHECKLIST COLUMN FOR WHEN THEY’RE DONEWHEN THEY’RE DONE

MAKE A COLUMN FOR “TAKE” MAKE A COLUMN FOR “TAKE” NUMBERNUMBER

IS THERE ANY “CONTINUITY” THAT’S IS THERE ANY “CONTINUITY” THAT’S IMPORTANT?IMPORTANT?

AFTER SHOOTINGAFTER SHOOTING

THIS INFORMATION IS STILL VERY THIS INFORMATION IS STILL VERY VALUABLEVALUABLE

GIVE IT TO THE EDITOR WITH GIVE IT TO THE EDITOR WITH PREFERRED “TAKES” CIRCLED PREFERRED “TAKES” CIRCLED

SHOWS WHAT WAS DONE WHEN SHOWS WHAT WAS DONE WHEN REALITY SET INREALITY SET IN

NOTE ANY CHANGES OR DECISIONS NOTE ANY CHANGES OR DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE ON SETTHAT WERE MADE ON SET

WHY SHOT LISTING?WHY SHOT LISTING?

EVERYONE CAN PLANEVERYONE CAN PLAN

EVERYONE CAN EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTANDUNDERSTAND

REAL WORLD EXAMPLESREAL WORLD EXAMPLES

Look at Call SheetLook at Call Sheet Look at Shot / Script BreakdownLook at Shot / Script Breakdown Look at Host ScriptLook at Host Script Look at Participant AgreementLook at Participant Agreement Look at Final ProductLook at Final Product