Use this shot list template to keep required footage, intended edit order, and proposed capture order connected. The worked list shows four planned shots, a missing insert to catch, and the prop resets that reordering requires.
Write the footage the explanation needs
This original fictional scene explains sorting a blue paper notecard into a left tray and a yellow paper notecard into a right tray. The left tray has a Blue label; the right has a Yellow label. The intended explanation includes a readable close-up of the left label.
All four shots belong to Scene 1. Camera movement is planned as static, and the example is planned as silent. No footage has been recorded. Equipment, lens, crew, dates, capture times, and actual shot status remain TO CONFIRM.
| Shot ID | Required action or detail | Planned framing and setup | Purpose in the edit |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Show the unsorted blue and yellow cards with both trays. | Wide view; setup W. | Establish the starting arrangement. |
| A2 | A hand places the blue card in the left tray. | Overhead view; setup O. | Show the first sorting action. |
| A3 | Show the left tray's Blue label clearly, with the blue card in place. | Close-up; setup C. | Give the viewer the specified readable label insert. |
| A4 | A hand places the yellow card in the right tray; the blue card remains in the left. | Overhead view; setup O. | Show the second action without undoing the first. |
The intended edit order is A1 → A2 → A3 → A4. Each ID identifies required coverage, so A3 stays A3 wherever it appears in a proposed capture plan.
StudioBinder's shot-list guide describes fields such as scene, shot description, size, angle, and camera movement. It also discusses grouping shots by setup and reviewing the plan with the production team. Choose the fields and numbering convention your team uses; the IDs here belong to this small example.
Put setup order beside edit order
Choose Grouped capture order in the example. It proposes:
| Capture position | Shot ID | Setup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | W · wide |
| 2 | A2 | O · overhead |
| 3 | A4 | O · overhead |
| 4 | A3 | C · close-up |
The two overhead shots are now adjacent. The list still contains A1, A2, A3, and A4 exactly once, and the intended edit order remains available separately. Capture position 3 does not rename A4 to A3.
This is a proposal for team review, not a timed shooting schedule. The example has no confirmed setup or capture durations, so it makes no claim about minutes saved. The camera team still needs to confirm framing, equipment, feasibility, and the actual order of work.
Use the W, O, and C filters to inspect each setup. The complete plan has one wide shot, two overhead shots, and one close-up. A filter changes which rows you see; it does not remove a shot from the underlying plan.
Catch the missing close-up
Choose Draft missing A3. The draft contains A1, A2, and A4, so it can show the starting arrangement and both sorting actions. It lacks the specifically planned readable view of the left tray's Blue label.
That is a coverage gap. It is different from choosing the O filter, which temporarily hides the close-up while leaving A3 in the complete inventory.
Choose Complete coverage to restore A3 with its original ID and purpose. Compare both orders again: the edit order is A1, A2, A3, A4; the proposed capture order is A1, A2, A4, A3. Restoring the insert does not require inventing a fifth shot or marking anything filmed.
Before a real shoot, ask what each required shot contributes to the intended explanation. If two rows have identical purposes, inspect whether they are alternatives or genuinely different coverage. If a required purpose has no row, add or clarify the shot before polishing the schedule.
Reset props for the shot's intended moment
Grouping setups does not make prop continuity automatic. A4 may be captured before A3, but A3 still belongs between the two sorting actions in the intended edit.
Use this proposed reset reference for the exercise:
| Planned capture | Starting state and reset note |
|---|---|
| A1 | Master baseline: both trays empty; blue and yellow cards unsorted. Keep left/right tray positions and label direction fixed. |
| A2 | Restore the master baseline before the take. Place the blue card left; leave the yellow card unsorted. |
| A4 | Return to the master baseline, then stage the blue card in the left tray as it appears at A2's end. Start with yellow unsorted; place it right. |
| A3 | Although captured after A4 in this proposal, stage the moment after A2: blue in the left tray, yellow still unsorted. Frame the Blue label clearly. |
The master baseline gives the team a common reset reference; the shot-specific starting state tells them what belongs in that take. Confirm actual card positions and label orientation with the team rather than assuming that a row sort preserves them.
Keep these notes beside the affected shots. The list is preparation for checking continuity on set and in the footage; no reset or successful take has been observed in this example.
Copy a prompt for a complete shot-list review
Create one complete self-contained HTML shot-list review page.
Scene and intended explanation or story: [PASTE]
Required shots, stable IDs, and purpose of each: [PASTE]
Framing, angle, movement, action, and sound: [PASTE]
Proposed setups and capture order: [PASTE]
Prop starting/ending states and reset notes: [PASTE]
Confirmed production details and unresolved questions: [PASTE]
Use only supplied information. Keep intended edit order separate
from proposed capture order. Preserve stable shot IDs when rows
move. Do not invent filmed status, equipment, lens, crew, dates,
durations, approvals, or measured time savings. Mark gaps TO CONFIRM.
Include this separate original fictional paper-notecard sorting
scene. Scene 1; left tray labeled Blue, right tray labeled Yellow.
Static camera movement and silent sound plan for all four shots.
No footage recorded; equipment/lens/crew/dates/capture times and
actual shot status are TO CONFIRM.
A1: wide, setup W. Unsorted blue/yellow cards and both trays.
Purpose: establish starting arrangement.
A2: overhead, setup O. Hand places blue card in left tray;
yellow remains unsorted. Purpose: show first sorting action.
A3: close-up, setup C. Left tray Blue label readable with blue
card in place. Purpose: required readable label insert.
A4: overhead, setup O. Hand places yellow card in right tray;
blue remains left. Purpose: show second action with continuity.
Intended edit order: A1,A2,A3,A4.
Proposed grouped capture order: A1,A2,A4,A3.
Keep the complete inventory and intended edit order available.
Provide Edit order and Grouped capture order controls. In complete
coverage both orders have the same four IDs exactly once. Show
capture position separately from shot ID; never renumber the shots.
W/O/C filters show one/two/one rows respectively in the complete
plan. Distinguish visible filtered count from full-plan coverage.
Draft missing A3 removes only A3 from both displayed plan orders
and names the missing readable Blue-label insert. Complete coverage
restores that same A3, not a new ID. Do not confuse a filter hiding
a row with a row missing from the plan. No shot-complete checkmarks.
Supply the full prop reset reference:
Master baseline: both trays empty, blue/yellow cards unsorted;
left/right tray positions and label direction fixed.
A1 starts at baseline.
A2 resets to baseline, places blue left, leaves yellow unsorted.
A4 resets to baseline then stages blue left matching A2's end;
yellow starts unsorted and is placed right.
A3 represents the moment after A2 even though captured after A4:
stage blue left and yellow unsorted; frame Blue label clearly.
Show these notes with the affected shots, without claiming an
actual setup, reset, take, or continuity inspection passed.
Provide a separate blank seven-field scaffold:
Scene and shot ID; Coverage purpose and action;
Framing/angle/movement; Proposed setup; Sound;
Prop start/end/reset; Production questions and review notes.
Preserve typing across orders, filters, and coverage views.
Ask before clearing all seven fields. Cancel keeps typing; clear
leaves the worked shot list and current view unchanged.
Use readable shot records, labeled native controls, selected
states, visible keyboard focus, and at least 16px type. Stack at
360px with no horizontal page scrolling. Inline CSS/JavaScript
only; no external assets, network, storage, camera control, filming,
submission, or fake native-file export. Typing lasts in this open
page only. Return the full HTML and unresolved production questions.
Check the generated list before using it: A3 must remain the readable label insert in either complete order, and A4 must retain the blue card already placed by A2. Keep the team's maintained shot list in its required format.
Clarify the insert before the team shoots
Open a sanitized HTML review copy in your NOS workspace when the director and camera reviewer need to compare coverage with the proposed setup grouping.
If A3 says only “Tray detail,” revise that static description in visual editing mode to “Left tray's Blue label readable, blue card in place.” Save it so the reviewer reopening the existing link sees which detail the insert must supply. Update the maintained shot list as well; a description edit does not reorder programmed rows or confirm footage exists.
Take the complete coverage list and shot-specific reset notes into the production discussion. Agree on the actual setup and capture plan before treating the proposed order as the day's work.