cinemasetfreeEvery shot field
Editing is inline: click a field and type. The columns are resizable, because on a long list the two you actually read are description and characters.
The fields
| Field | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| Shot number | The shot’s name on the slate: 4A, 4B. Comes from the board when boarded. |
| Shot type | WIDE, MED, CU, ECU. The single most useful field for reading a list quickly. |
| Camera angle | High, low, eye level, over-shoulder, Dutch. |
| Camera movement | Static, pan, tilt, dolly, handheld, crane. Movement is what turns a 20-minute setup into an hour. |
| Lens | The intended focal length, when it’s been decided. Lets the camera department pull a package from the list. |
| Estimated duration | Minutes to shoot, including setup. This is the field the schedule reads. |
| Status | Where the shot is, from not started through to complete. Track it on the day. |
| Description | What the shot is. The column most worth widening. |
| Notes | Anything else the crew needs on the day. |
What links to a shot
Takes are recorded against a shot, which is how Takes organises footage and how CinemaCutter knows a file is “scene 4, shot 3, take 2” rather than A001_C003. A storyboard panel links back to its shot, which is why a boarded shot shows a thumbnail in the list.
Props can be tagged to individual shots. That is narrower than tagging a scene, so a close-up’s reference set contains only the objects it actually frames. See Props.
The badges above the list show the total shot count and how many are unscheduled, meaning their scene is not on the schedule board yet. Unscheduled shots are the gap between what you plan to shoot and what you have days for.