Shot List Template

WorksheetShot list

Scene	Scene number and slugline
Shot	A short name or number you will recognize on the day
The image	Framing, subject, and the moment you want to capture
Movement	Only the camera or subject movement you have chosen
What it needs	Light, sound, art, wardrobe, safety, timing, or special equipment
Importance	How much the film depends on getting this shot
Your notes	Questions or reminders you want beside the shot

Download the blank CSV to fill in your own shots. Copy keeps these field descriptions; Print opens a printable guide.

Open the CSV in Excel or import it into Google Sheets. Add one row per shot, keeping the scene number beside it. Leave optional columns empty and add more rows as needed.

Keep your shots with the scene.

Plan keeps the shots you choose beside their scenes, ready to rearrange as your ideas and production change.

See shot planning

Written and maintained by John HanninenCinevaris is independently built and published in Alabama.

Shot list template

Shot list

Start with the image

Keep your shots with the scene.

Do this in Cinevaris