What each column is for
- Scene. Where you are. In the template each scene is a heading with its shots under it, because that is how you work through them on the day.
- Shot. What is in the frame, short enough to read at a glance.
- Size. Wide, medium, close. Enough to stop you shooting everything at one size.
- Move. Static, push, pan, handheld, gimbal. It tells you what to have rigged before you walk in.
- Lens (mm). Focal length. Grouping shots by lens saves lens changes.
- Got. Tick it when you have it. Before you leave a location, check nothing in that scene is still empty.
Order it by place and light, not by the story
The edit puts shots in story order. The shoot day shouldn't. Group the list by location, then by when the light is right there, then by lens. The order you shoot in and the order the film plays in are two different lists.
Mark the must-gets
Pick the three or four shots the film can't work without and put their numbers at the bottom. If the day runs late, those come first and the rest are a bonus.
Be honest about how much fits in a day
Alone, every new setup means moving the tripod, the light and the sound. Look at how many setups your last shoot day really got through, and plan to that number, not the one you hope for. If the list doesn't fit, it's a sign the quote needs another shoot day.