In order to organise the filming days further than the call sheets and booking equipment, I decided to create a shot list. A shot list is a document that reflects what has been drawn up in the story boards in a written format. I used the shot list to categorise the types of shots that I wanted to film in each location/scene. I included information such as: who would be in each shot, directions for how they should perform and notes for myself to refer to as the camera and lighting operator. Additionally, I included a page describing what the shot lists purpose is and how to use it effectively so that any actors looking at it would have a better understanding of how they should use it.
For the filming days, I printed off a few copies of the shot list to provide to the various actors. They all agreed that this resource made it much easier for them to follow the narrative and obtain a better understanding of what it was that I wanted them to do. We often referred to the shot list on set to ensure that everyone knew what it was that we would be filming next. Overall, the shot list made the filming days run much more smoothly that they did in my AS production where I didn't create or use a shot list. There was noticeably less confusion about what it was that we needed to achieve on each day, which meant that the filming days were more productive and I could spend more time on editing the finalised film.
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