Educational Video Planning Your Shots
Feb 25, 2016
Educational VideoPlanning Your Shots
Planning Your Shots• Why?
Beginning the Plan• Read the script• Find your location(s)• Video production schedule• Get cast member(s)• Make a list of necessary and supporting props• Make a list of equipment you will need• Decide whether or not you want audio in the
scene or audio that’s narrorated
Shot List• What is a shot list?
Shot ListScene Shot Type Description Done?
Eg. 1 1.1 MS An example shot.
Shot ListShot List
Production Title: Shoot Date:
Shot No. Shot Name
Scene No. Location
Shot MovementDescription of Action Characters Lighting Notes Props
Type Angle Type Cue
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Types of Shots• Extreme Wide Shot (EWS) or Extreme Long
Shot (ELS)• Wide Shot (WS) or Long Shot (LS)• Medium Shot (MS)• Close-up (CU)• Extreme Close-up (ESU)
Types of Shots
ECU
CU
MS
LS
ELS
GoPro
CU
MS
LS
OTS
There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.
- Frank Capra