Creating a shooting plan
It is not always necessary to have a shooting plan, but it can be very helpful for large video projects. The plan can be as simple or as complex as you like. A simple list of planned scenes might be enough, or you might also want to include some notes regarding detailed camera directions or prepared dialog. The really ambitious can go all the way to a full-fledged script in which every single camera angle is described in detail along with notes about duration, lighting and props.
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Title: “Jack on the kart track” | ||||
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No. |
Camera angle |
Text / Audio |
Duration |
Date |
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1 |
Jack’s face with helmet, camera zooms out |
“Jack is driving his first race…”. Noise of engines in the background. |
11 sec
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Tue.
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2 |
On the starting line, driver’s perspective; low camera position. |
Music is played in the hall, noise of engines. |
8 sec
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Tue.
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3 |
Man with a starting flag is accompanied into the scene to the start position. Camera stays, man goes out of the scene after start. |
“Let’s go…”. Carry out the start, add starting signal. |
12 sec
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Tue.
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4 |
Jack on the start position from the front, camera follows, shows Jack up to the bend, now from behind. |
Music from the hall no longer audible, fade up same music from CD over noise of engines. |
9 sec
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Tue.
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5 |
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Draft of a simple shooting plan