Pre-Visualization Tools for Film Production: Shot Lists, Script Formats, and Storyboards, Study notes of Telecommunication electronics

An overview of pre-visualization tools used in film production, including shot lists, script formats, and storyboards. Shot lists help determine the order of shooting based on location, camera setup, and shot size. Script formats are crucial for the script to function as a literary and technical document. Storyboards are drawings of shots arranged in the sequence they appear in the film, ensuring proper aspect ratio and camera movement. This document also covers the importance of vertical lines, labeled shots, and weekly revisions in the marked shooting script.

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PRE-VISUALIZATION
TOOLS CONTINUED
4 Pre-Visualization Tools
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Marked Shooting Script F 0
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Storyboards
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Overhead Diagrams
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Shot List
Overhead Diagram
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Is set on location or a studio set?
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Creation? The Lookout?
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Talent, their location and blocking?
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Camera location and movement?
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Label each camera setup clearly
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Include the specic shots from shot list for each set up
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Example: Shot #1, 47A (or)5 Shot #3, 47B
Shot List
“Scenes and shots in a lm are rarely shot in the order in
which they appear in the script or on the screen. Shooting is
organized for maximum eciency of time and resources. So
how do we know what to shoot rst? What setup follows
that? How do we organize the order to be most ecient? The
answer lies in understanding how to create a shot list.” (V&V,
p114)
Shot List Priority Sequence
1. Major location and time of day
2. Camera setup angle
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PRE-VISUALIZATION

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2 0Marked Shooting Script^

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2 0Storyboards

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2 0Overhead Diagrams

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2 0Shot List

Overhead Diagram

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2 0Is set on location or a studio set?

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2 0Creation? The Lookout?

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2 0Talent, their location and blocking?

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2 0Camera location and movement?

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2 0Label each camera setup clearly

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2 0Include the specific shots from shot list for each set up

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2 0Example: Shot #1, 47A (or)5 Shot #3, 47B

Shot List

“Scenes and shots in a film are rarely shot in the order in

which they appear in the script or on the screen. Shooting is

organized for maximum efficiency of time and resources. So

how do we know what to shoot first? What setup follows

that? How do we organize the order to be most efficient? The

answer lies in understanding how to create a shot list.” (V&V,

p114)

Shot List Priority Sequence

1. Major location and time of day

2. Camera setup angle

a. Master shot usually first b. Coverage of talent next c.

Inserts and additional last

3. Shot size (Wide to close?)

4. On-set logistics

5. Pickups

6. Onset logistics

Script Format Overview

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A 0The script is a literary document.

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A 0The script is a technical document.

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A 0Script format is standardized and crucial

to allow it to accomplish these purposes.

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A 0The author’s draft vs the shooting script.

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A 0The shooting script is the document that

goes into production, and is revised daily through

production to reflect all changes.

• The Marked Shooting Script

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2 0The shooting script expresses the directors visual

strategy for every scene of the film.

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2 0It communicates the director’s aesthetic, including

camera angles, shot size and camera moves.

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2 0Shooting script shows practical and technical details

important for key creatives, like coverage.

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2 0All department heads get an updated shooting

script, on which they make craft role notes.

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2 0Daily Call Sheets

• Storyboards

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2 0Drawing of shots arranged on paper in order they

appear in the sequence

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2 0Proper aspect ratio is crucial

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2 0Usually one movement per shot

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2 0Contain comments about purpose or action

Storyboard Approach

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2 0Variety of approaches to storyboard use

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2 0Some directors draw them after script, some before

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2 0Some develop detailed storyboards, some basic

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2 0Some storyboard entire^ film, others more restricted

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2 0Hand drawn vs computer-baed images

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2 0Some directors adhere to the boards - signatures

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2 0Some directors depart from the boards - creative