Shot List Tips for Filmmakers - Lining shots on your script

[@FilmSkool]

Excellent explanation of shot list, but horrible acting by Jane and Juli😂

[@jamiyawilson]

Brilliant! Great breakdown and LOVED the ending. Get that lady some Oscars.

[@PullMyFocus]

Thank you, glad it was helpful and we will let Thea know to prepare her Oscar speech.

[@geetbhatt8846]

Don't forget best Director too.😄

[@Infiniteaswin]

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[@IRLAsh]

I have not found a single video that shows what you just showed. this was explained amazingly turly helped so much

[@The5DollarFilmSchool]

Good content I subscribed! From one filmmaker to another great job!

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks guys and good luck with your new channel and keep the vids coming. Are you shooting and editing everything in 4k?

[@spotshotproduction9689]

Little finger is making filmmaking tutorials now

[@PullMyFocus]

Shhh. Remember, Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. And yes, I dressed up as Lord Baelish for halloween one year.

[@jeanleon3537]

Thats...Mary Jane? from Spiderman with Tobey Maguire?

[@Deso990]

To don't be like this video, its a Tips Only. Don't be serious that act.. This video gaves a tips only.

[@moed826]

useful as freak tnx

[@biswajitdas1493]

Nice vedio... after seeing this vedio .. I can understand it ...

[@scottl1155]

Super incredibly helpful video, thank you

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome, glad it was helpful.

[@santoshkumar-mi4vp]

Thank you so much, brother. So beautifully explained.

[@PullMyFocus]

Glad you liked and that it was helpful.

[@Sancarization]

❤❤

[@alchurricane]

Thanks! Great video

[@jaaanai]

"Scratch that, I was fine!"

[@mastergill8634]

Hello sir. Very nice i m indan

[@prankfuncomedy]

Hello how to write many actions (not fight) in the same scene. For example : if man writing a book in his room, then clean the room , dress changing , switch off the light and go out As follows , Scene. Room Int/Day Man writing book ------cut to---- Int/Day Man cleaning Room ------cut to-------- Int/Day Man dress changing .------cut to ------ Int/Day Man switching off light and go out. Is this correct ? If not how to write it ? Reply please.

[@PullMyFocus]

Cut To is correct

[@prankfuncomedy]

@@PullMyFocus Thanks for the reply sis☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@VenndelaLune]

If you are making a video about filmmaking why not have shots that are well lit

[@PullMyFocus]

Because the point of this video is about shot lists, not lighting. We don't have a full crew and a grip/electric truck to film well lit exterior shots when it's not the focus of the video.

[@vinonandha6707]

Great .. really i love the way you had explain..

[@TorIvanBoine]

Thanks. Great explanation. NFS sent me here

[@PullMyFocus]

Awesome, glad it was helpful.

[@DreamLegacyMarketing]

Great video! Great job giving examples

[@georgelouis6515]

This is confusing. I’m trying to write a screen play but I find myself saying that the camera pans up. I kinda know it’s not professional and not what I want my crew to read. But how else would you write down that a women is laying on a platform wearing a gown and the camera pans up on her starting with her feet. I feel like there is a better way to get my ideas down.

[@PullMyFocus]

You write that in the shot lost and you show it in the storyboard if you're directing. But you don't write it in the screenplay as that's for the director to interpret/decide. There you hint at it with the description: Jack stops short. A woman wearing stylish shoes for a night out is laying down on a platform, the hem of her red gown just reaching her knees. The gown is tied with a bright sash at the hips just below a plunging neck line. He nervously twitches. Shes the woman he met at the party last night. Here using the description and action you "suggest" revealing the woman from foot to head in the readers mind. Robert Mckee covers this in his book Story on pg 399.

[@georgelouis6515]

@@PullMyFocus thank you who ever you are that helps. I had a learning disability so this is hard for me to learn all at once. I’m writing a screenplay on my old computer just for me to read for now. I want to be a director and direct my own film. I’m going to learn what a storyboard is next.

[@erazemmartinjak7965]

Really helpful stuff

[@davidp158]

Well explained, including the variations.

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks, Dave, hope it was helpful. And like your reel.

[@chinnau9812]

Make footage for download

[@ryanjafri8681]

Awesome, thank you.

[@scotnewtong755]

Wonderful explanation....Thank u sir💐

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome.

[@gamerz1200]

Perfect. Thank YOu so Much

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome. Glad to hear it was helpful.

[@pastorkayodeadegalu]

great job. Really detailed, thank you

[@PullMyFocus]

You are quite welcome and glad it was helpful.

[@honeycombtrust3372]

👌

[@jamesvfx]

Wow I learned so much! thank you!

[@PullMyFocus]

Awesome, glad it was helpful. We're proud of that video.

[@josephjwoods66]

Great Video, very helpful and inspired research on this technique

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks, Joseph. Glad to hear it was helpful.

[@wepranaga]

thanks man. subscribed

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks, Abdul. Love your typewriter text effect video and your vlog travel footage looks amazing.

[@JetSetDiva]

Great lesson, thanks!

[@PullMyFocus]

You are quite welcome, hope it is helpful.

[@TheLifescasualty]

perfect ending

[@PullMyFocus]

She deserved that award right.

[@devarajm6540]

👍

[@jayp9059]

brilliant method this 'lining shots' I will do this now

[@PullMyFocus]

Glad you like. It really works great. Let us know if you have any questions.

[@doyoulikecosplaylover]

Very great and helpful video. I'm right now studying to become a filmmaker.

[@PullMyFocus]

Awesome and glad it was helpful. Check out our other videos. We have a lot on filmmaking. Any specific topics you're interested in seeing a video on?

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

I have to watch this a few times, I really like the ending!

[@PullMyFocus]

It is a little tricky to get it all but once you do, it just starts making sense. And love your one light test, very cool. Do another with a behind the scenes camera to show what you're doing.

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

@@PullMyFocus thanks will do😊. Im working on my first short, in the process of doing my shot list.

[@PullMyFocus]

@@RespecttheScreenplay Awesome. Good luck with your short. You have great style and personality. Keep up the great work.

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

@@PullMyFocus Thank you😇😇

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

@@PullMyFocus I watched it a second time, I believe i am getting confused by the numbers not being labeled like the #1 that says MS (master shot) the other numbers are names but doesn't say what kind of shot? Am I making sense? Lol

[@friend5625]

Tq

[@ShawnMiltonSinger]

Very Informative Video!! Thanks a ton :)

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks Shawn.

[@Rajucoaching]

धन्यवाद सर

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome sir.

[@jamalfaris6192]

i think that will make things more complecated more than they are already

[@PullMyFocus]

I know from experience that it does the opposite. It makes the coverage very clear.

[@hockeygoalieisbest]

like the examples a lot! ..... the dialog not so much; i know it's only an example video, but "scratch that" bugged me and felt unnatural and forced... but just my opinion

[@PullMyFocus]

That's the point. The dialogue is not meant to be much of anything. It's an acting exercise with simple dialogue were the only thing that changes are the actions and scene needs you give the actors. We'll be doing a video on that. Here we're just using it to show the process lining shots so you focus on that, not the dialogue.

[@Generational_Wealth]

💖Thanks! Question: Was it all different cameras taking the shots???

[@PullMyFocus]

Doesn't matter if you have one, two, or twelve cameras. Purpose of this exercise is to confirm you "will" have the shots you need in the edit. Which cameras will record those shots is up to you or the camera dept when you shoot the scene.

[@Generational_Wealth]

@@PullMyFocus Gotcha! Thanks!

[@JacobJavor]

What software do you recommend to line scripts with shots? Acrobat just isn't cutting it for me anymore.

[@PullMyFocus]

I recommend Acrobat as I save out my scripts in pdf to share with cast and crew. If Acrobat isn't working I would say create lines in the doc file you're using. I don't know of any software that lines a script outside of actual script supervisor software.

[@JacobJavor]

@@PullMyFocus Thank you for the reply. The problem with Acrobat that I'm having is that there's no easy workflow, no easy way to draw lines and label them. Do you put in a shape (line), a text box, and so on? every time? Or can you copy/paste etc? is there an easier way to do it so it doesn't take an hour per page? thank you

[@PullMyFocus]

@@JacobJavor Yes, Acrobat can be a pain for workflow. I realize I should have said I use pdf's and I line them in Preview on a mac. It's much easier. Either way, I create a vertical line that I can easily adjust its length, and I create a text box at the top to denote the shot number. And yes, I copy and past like crazy. Hope that helps.

[@JacobJavor]

@@PullMyFocus Got it i'll try that, thanks

[@PAMOJASTUDIOSFILMS]

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[@top-10chemistry30]

good teach ...idea

[@mariecarmelleourlaineconst4474]

Thank you. Great teaching

[@MayankSinghParmar]

Very helpful video. Thanks a lot

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome. Glad to hear it was helpful.

[@saurabhsahane5958]

Thank you.

[@keepgoing7530]

You deserve more subscribers 👍 I added mine ☺️

[@PullMyFocus]

Thank you Santhosh, much appreciated, and do share our videos with your network as well.

[@maagayatriproductions2363]

Thnank you Sir

[@PullMyFocus]

You are very welcome, thank you for watching and glad we could help.

[@LeeBailes]

Brilliant video and really helpful explanation

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks, Lee, much appreciated.

[@nokboimusic4909]

by far one of the simplist way for shot list. thank you

[@PullMyFocus]

You are welcome. And keep making those shorts. Dreamer was fun (and working with kids, not easy, we know).

[@nokboimusic4909]

Thank you so much🙏🏽

[@CarlosImada]

Good tips.

[@PullMyFocus]

Thanks Carlos. And love the look of your vids. Really nice shooting and grading.

[@CarlosImada]

Thank you so much!

[@Arl662]

Or film it all in one take to save time

[@PullMyFocus]

That would save a lot of time but it does mean very long takes where you can't cut to anything. You have to have one full take that works and that usually means compromises. Sometimes it saves time to have coverage, to shoot pickups of just one line that keeps ruining the whole shot.

[@Arl662]

Pull My Focus I hear you. I just Love films with that long take. Like most of Alfonso Cuaron and Laz Díaz films

[@PullMyFocus]

OMG, when it comes to long takes Cuaron is the master. Children of Men is one of my top ten films of all time. Now let's talk the opening long take in Orsen Wells Touch of Evil as they cross the Mexican boarder, passing a car struck in traffic with a bomb in its trunk.