{"id":301504,"date":"2024-12-30T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=301504"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:44:49","slug":"basics-using-a-shot-list","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/academy\/basics-using-a-shot-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics: Using a Shot List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/81xau2zpek.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_81xau2zpek videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resources-and-downloads\">Resources and Downloads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-72558541\">When you start making videos with multiple parts, some planning can make it easier to get everything you need&nbsp;and ensure you don&#8217;t miss anything. Shot lists&nbsp;also help you plan out the order to shoot in. This will help make sure that your shots look the same when they need to. Remember, going back to make a shot look the same again later is difficult, especially once you&#8217;ve moved your camera or lights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you get organized, we put together a shot list&nbsp;template. We have two formats &#8211; one for Google drive (link), and one for Microsoft Excel (.xlsx).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shotlist-example-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305097\" style=\"width:616px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shotlist-example-2.png 450w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shotlist-example-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shotlist-example-2-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-132657e6-8021-4f2d-96f9-5b5615f36e7e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shot-List-Template.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shot List Template (.xlsx)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shot-List-Template.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-132657e6-8021-4f2d-96f9-5b5615f36e7e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Ca9sCi8UsT2qtUP2vfsF1PVAoukKEy5SHa3iZOBwKmI\/copy?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add the shot list template to your Google Drive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources and Downloads When you start making videos with multiple parts, some planning can make it easier to get everything you need&nbsp;and ensure you don&#8217;t miss anything. 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