A shot list template with one row
per camera setup, not per scene.

Storyflow is built for exactly this: its shot list template sits on the board beside the storyboard, brief and references it comes from. The AI drafts the list from a script, storyboard or brief already on the board, one entry per camera setup. You read it as a table with size, angle, movement, lens and setup time, or as shot cards with a frame each.

A shot list template needs scene, shot number, size, angle, movement, lens, a one-sentence description of who is in frame and what happens, audio, location, estimated setup time and a status box for the day. Adapt the middle to the production: a creator shoot adds shot type (A-roll, B-roll, insert), a commercial adds product and talent, a documentary adds lighting, and a music video adds frame rate.

Go scene by scene and list the camera setups the edit needs, not the scenes themselves. Start with the master, add coverage (over-the-shoulders, singles, reactions) and the inserts written in the action lines, and number each setup from the script's scene number: 12A, 12B, 12C. In Storyflow, attach the script as a PDF, Final Draft, Fountain or Word file and the AI reads its scene index, keeps the script's numbering, and drafts the setups for you to cut or extend.

Treat every frame as at least one camera setup, then add what the frame does not show: size, angle, movement, lens, audio and how long the setup takes to light. Some frames need two setups, such as a push-in that starts wide, and some setups cover several frames. In Storyflow the AI reads each storyboard scene's frames and notes on the board and builds a shot list per scene beside them, in the same order.

As many setups as the edit needs, and no more than the day can hold. A two-person dialogue scene is typically five to eight setups: a master, an over-the-shoulder each way, a single each way and an insert. Action and product work need more. To check, give every setup an estimated setup time, add them up per scene and compare the total with your hours; if it does not fit, merge or cut setups in prep.

By location, lighting setup and camera direction rather than script order. Shoot everything at one location before moving, everything that shares a lighting setup together, and within a scene the wide first, then the coverage facing the same way, then turn around for the reverse. Put exteriors where their light is, dawn first and golden hour at golden hour. Storyflow's AI orders setups this way when it knows the locations and lighting, and says which order it used.

A storyboard shows what each moment looks like; a shot list says how each camera setup gets made. The storyboard is a sequence of frames for agreeing the look and flow. The shot list is the working document on set: one row per setup with size, angle, movement, lens, audio, setup time and a box to tick. Most shoots need both, and in Storyflow they sit on the same board, so a changed frame is beside the setups it affects.

Cards when the picture matters, a table when speed matters. Shot cards with a frame suit commercials, music videos and photoshoots, where the crew and client need to see the composition. A compact table suits dialogue-heavy days and documentaries, where the camera team scans the next setup between takes. Storyflow's AI asks which you want and builds the same setups either way: cards with a frame, checklist and equipment, or a table with a box to tick.

Yes, from a script, a storyboard or a brief on the board. Storyflow's AI asks whether you want shot cards or a table and how many shots, then drafts one entry per camera setup with the script's own numbering and orders them for the day when it knows locations and lighting. Frames come from a web search captioned as reference, from AI image generation on Pro and Max, or stay empty. You cut, reorder and decide what gets shot.

Sound and access matter more than camera movement. Useful columns are shot, size, subject and action, location, audio (lav, boom, room tone), lighting, setup time and a status box. Plan the interview setup with its A and B camera sizes, then list the B-roll the edit will need to cover the answers: the place, the hands, the process, the establishing exteriors. Leave room for what cannot be scheduled, and keep the list short enough to check between interviews.

Yes, with photoshoot columns: shot type (portrait, group, detail, candid) in place of angle and movement, plus subject, location, lens, time and a box to tick. Each approved reference becomes a shot. In Storyflow the AI builds the list from the brief and references on the board, using each picture as the frame on its shot card, and orders the shots by set and light when it knows them.

Not yet. Storyflow is paid-only during early access, with plans from $7.99 a month billed annually ($9.99 monthly). A free plan launches before the end of 2026, and anyone a paid member invites to a board joins free; crew who only read the shot list open a view-only link with no account. For a free template today, a spreadsheet with scene, shot, size, angle, movement, lens, description, setup time and status columns does the job.