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Hey guys!
I'm Michael Savidge, and welcome to my first TutsBySavidge video tutorial.
Today, we'll be covering the basics of putting together a shot list.
A shot list is a breakdown of all the shots in your video.
They can help you communicate what you plan on shooting,
as well as give those involved an idea of what the final product will be.
Now, the way I create a shot list is one of the many ways to go about doing so.
Like any other tutorial, this can be adapted to your needs.
Before we begin, I just want to point out that I am using Pages '09
to create this table.
But you can use any word processor you like.
First thing I did was create my header for this document.
On the top left, I have my title.
And below that, I have the director.
On my top right, I have the client.
And below that I have the length
Just to make things clear,
the distinction between director and client is that
the director is the one making the video
and the client is the one who you are making the video for.
Another thing to point out is that the length of your video
is usually written in seconds
(as seen here.) In this case,
this is a 30 second commercial, but
you can have it be 60 seconds, 90 seconds, 120 seconds, etc.
But you don't want it to be too long, or else it'll be really boring!
Alright, now it's time to go through what makes up your shot list!
Your first column is always your scene and shot number,
written like so. So it's
Scene One, Shot One. And then,
Scene Two, Shot One.
And then, Scene Three, Shot One.
And, next to that, you have your
shot type; these are abbreviations
of how you are framing your shot.
In this case, Scene One, Shot One is
framed in a Close Up
or C U.
Scene Two, Shot One is framed in an
Extreme Close Up, or E C U.
And Scene Three, Shot One is
framed in a Medium Close Up,
or M C U.
In the next column, you have shot description
This is just a place to describe
what we are seeing in the shot.
In the first shot, we have
Johnny and Jane riding bikes.
Then, in the next shot, we have
Johnny and Jane eating ice cream.
And finally, in the final shot, we have
John and Jane fighting monsters.
Finally, you can
add a section for dialogue.
I don't always do this, but
if you need to, you can.
And that's basically a shot list!
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