SHOT LIST TEMPLATE
The shot list template
that fills itself.
Stop copying rows into a spreadsheet. Add your script or storyboard and Storyflow's AI generates the shot list: number, scene, size, angle, movement, equipment, and notes. Free forever, no credit card.
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What is a shot list template?
A shot list template is a structured document that lists every shot a production plans to capture, with one row per shot and a column for each detail the crew needs: shot number, scene, shot size, camera angle, camera movement, equipment, and notes. On set it is the document the director and DP check between every setup, so a good shot list template leaves nothing to memory.
The usual workflow is downloading a free shot list template as a spreadsheet and typing every row by hand, re-reading the script to make sure nothing is missed. Storyflow replaces the typing. Paste your script, or point the AI at the storyboard already on your canvas, and it generates the shot list with the columns filled in: sizes, angles, movement, and notes for every shot.
Because the shot list lives on the same infinite canvas as the storyboard, the template stays in sync with the plan. Change a scene, ask the AI to rework the coverage, and the list updates next to the frames instead of drifting out of date in a separate file.
HOW IT WORKS
From script to shot list in four steps.
No blank template, no retyping. The AI builds the list from the story you already have.
01
Open a free canvas
Create a free account in the browser and the canvas opens right away. No credit card, no download, and no blank spreadsheet to format before the real planning starts.
02
Add your script or storyboard
Paste the script into the AI chat, drop it on the canvas as a PDF, or start from a storyboard you have already built in Storyflow.
03
AI fills the shot list
The AI works through the scenes and generates a shot list with shot numbers, sizes, angles, movement, and notes, laid out on the canvas.
04
Refine, share, export
Adjust coverage, reorder setups, then share a view-only link with the crew or export the shot list as an image or PDF for the shoot day.
A shot list template that stays next to the plan.
The list, the storyboard, and the schedule live on one canvas.
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AI fills every column from your script
Generate the shot list, do not type it
Paste a script or a scene description and the AI builds the list shot by shot. Re-prompt for more coverage, extra inserts, or a leaner setup count.
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Shot list and storyboard on one canvas
Keep the list next to the frames
Every row in the shot list can sit beside the storyboard frame it covers, so the crew sees what the shot is for, not just what it is.
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From shot list to full production plan
Plan the whole shoot around the list
Schedules, location notes, and gear lists live on the same canvas, so the shot list connects to the day it gets filmed.
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View-only links and clean exports
Get the list into the crew's hands
Share a view-only link the crew can open on their phones, or export the shot list as an image or PDF for the call sheet packet.
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Add a script to a fresh canvas and let the AI build the shot list. However long you keep using the free plan, it stays free.
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EVERY COLUMN COVERED
Everything a shot list template must include.
The columns crews actually check between setups, built into every generated list.
The columns that matter
Shot number, scene, size, angle
Shot number and scene: Every shot tied to the scene it covers and numbered, so anyone on set can call it out without ambiguity.
Shot size and angle: Wide, medium, close-up, and the camera angle that sells the moment, noted on every row.
Movement and equipment: Static, pan, dolly, or handheld, plus the gear each setup needs, so nothing gets discovered on the day.
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Generated from the work you already did
The script and storyboard fill the template
Paste any script: Screenplay, video script, or rough treatment. Paste the text and the AI plans coverage from it.
PDF on the canvas: Drop the script PDF straight onto the board. It stays next to the shot list as the source of truth.
Storyboard as the source: Already boarded the scenes? The AI reads the active board as context and builds the shot list from the frames.
Notes and references where the crew looks
Make every shot unambiguous
Notes per shot: Intent, blocking, and reminders sit in the row, not in someone's head, so the plan survives a chaotic set.
Frame grabs from video: Capture stills from YouTube or Vimeo references and pin them next to the shots they inspired.
Looks and lighting: Moodboard frames live beside the list, so the visual reference for a shot is one glance away.
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From template to shoot day
Carry the list into production
Schedule on the same canvas: Group shots into days and blocks beside the list, so the shot list and the schedule never disagree.
Crew and client sharing: Send view-only links to anyone. The crew opens the list in a browser with no account needed.
Clean exports: Export the shot list as a high-quality image or PDF, ready for the call sheet packet and the on-set binder.
WHO IT IS FOR
Who builds shot lists with Storyflow?
Anyone who has to walk on set with a plan.
Directors
Decide coverage before the day, not during it. The shot list sits next to the storyboard, so the why behind every setup is visible.
Directors of photography
Sizes, angles, movement, and gear per setup, in one film shot list template the whole camera department reads the same way.
Producers
Count setups, scope the day, and build the schedule from the same canvas the shot list lives on.
Film students
Learn the discipline of a proper shot list on a free plan with no time limit, and hand in a plan that reads professional.
Wedding and event videographers
Keep a must-have shot list you reuse for every event, then adapt it per client in minutes instead of rebuilding the spreadsheet.
Content creators
Plan hooks, talking-head setups, and b-roll for YouTube and short-form before you hit record, so the edit has everything it needs.
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Shot list templates, answered.
Everything people ask about shot lists and how Storyflow builds them.
A shot list template is a structured document with one row per planned shot and a column for each detail the crew needs: shot number, scene, shot size, camera angle, camera movement, equipment, and notes. It is the on-set reference the director and DP check between setups. In Storyflow the template fills itself: the AI generates the rows from your script or storyboard.
Stop filling rows. Start planning shots.
Add your script, let the AI build the shot list, and walk on set with a plan. Free plan, no credit card.