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Shots

Plan each shot and see the frame before you shoot.

The scenes here are the scene headings of your script, so the plan and the script never drift apart.

Four questions for every shot

Size: how much of the person
Framing: who is in the frame
Angle: where the camera sits
Movement: whether it moves

Then a lens, a length in seconds, and notes for the day.

The tools

StagePlace cast and props for a shot. Take One draws the frame from that camera angle.
CoachThe drawings for your choices, and a warning when two of them fight.
ContinuityWarns when a shot crosses the line or an eyeline points the wrong way.
CoverageTen ready-made shot sets. Add one to a scene, then make it yours.
Board viewEach scene as a storyboard.
On setProps placed on any stage are listed per scene.

On the day

Tick each shot as you get it. Scenes and the film show their running time. Copy the list as text or download it as a spreadsheet.

If a scene heading changes

Rename a heading and its shots stay with it. Delete a heading and its shots are kept at the bottom of the list, marked as no longer in the script, until you delete them.