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Free shot list template for video and photo shoots.

Download a shot list for a commercial, a product shoot, a content day, a music video or a photoshoot, with the columns crews use and a worked example for each. Free, no sign-up.

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Updated 14 October 2026 · Ade, founder of Nugo

Commercial and brand video shot list

A 30-second spot for a coffee brand: an establishing shot, the product moments the client will look for, and the hero shot at the end. Product shots get their own lines, because they're the ones the brand signs off.

Example commercial and brand video shot list
Shot	Scene	Description	Shot size	Camera angle	Camera movement	Lens	FPS	Talent / Product
01	1 · Morning	The café opens; shutters go up	Wide	Eye level	Static	24mm	25	Barista
02	1 · Morning	Barista grinds the beans	Close-up	Eye level	Push in	50mm	50	Barista, grinder
03	2 · The pour	Milk poured into the cup, latte art forms	Extreme close-up	Overhead	Static	100mm macro	120	Cup, jug
04	2 · The pour	Customer takes the first sip	Medium close-up	Eye level	Static	85mm	25	Customer
05	3 · Out the door	Customer walks out with the cup, into the street	Medium wide	Low angle	Tracking	35mm	25	Customer
06	4 · Hero	Bag and cup on the table, end card space left	Medium	Eye level	Static	50mm	25	Product

The download adds INT/EXT, location, time of day, reference, notes and status. It opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers.

Product photography shot list

A product shoot runs on angles and details. List every image the client needs, at the size and angle it's used, so nothing is missing when the set is struck.

Example product photography shot list
Shot	Scene	Description	Shot size	Camera angle	Camera movement	Lens	FPS	Talent / Product
01	Packshots	Front, on white	Medium	Eye level	Static	100mm macro	24	Bottle, front label
02	Packshots	Three-quarter turn	Medium	Eye level	Static	100mm macro	24	Bottle
03	Details	Label texture and pump	Extreme close-up	High angle	Static	100mm macro	24	Bottle
04	Lifestyle	Bottle on the shelf, morning light	Medium wide	Eye level	Static	50mm	24	Bottle, towel
05	Lifestyle	Hand reaches for the pump	Close-up	Over the shoulder	Static	85mm	24	Hand model, bottle
06	Flat lay	The range together, from above	Wide	Overhead	Static	35mm	24	Full range

The download adds INT/EXT, location, time of day, reference, notes and status. It opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers.

Content day for social shot list

A content day batches a month of posts into one shoot. Group the list by format, so the vertical and square versions are shot while the set is still lit.

Example content day for social shot list
Shot	Scene	Description	Shot size	Camera angle	Camera movement	Lens	FPS	Talent / Product
01	Reel · Morning routine	Kettle on, hands into frame	Close-up	High angle	Static	35mm	60	Creator
02	Reel · Morning routine	Pour and first sip to camera	Medium close-up	Eye level	Handheld	35mm	30	Creator
03	Carousel · The product	Product on the table, five angles	Medium	Overhead	Static	50mm	24	Product
04	Story · Behind the scenes	The set from behind the camera	Wide	Eye level	Handheld	24mm	30	Crew, creator
05	Reel · Get ready	Outfit change, jump cut on the turn	Medium wide	Eye level	Static	24mm	30	Creator
06	Talking head	Three tips, straight to camera	Medium close-up	Eye level	Static	50mm	25	Creator

The download adds INT/EXT, location, time of day, reference, notes and status. It opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers.

Music video shot list

Music videos split into performance and narrative. Keep them as separate scenes, mark the slow-motion shots by their frame rate, and note where each shot sits in the track.

Example music video shot list
Shot	Scene	Description	Shot size	Camera angle	Camera movement	Lens	FPS	Talent / Product
01	Performance	Artist sings the first verse to camera	Medium close-up	Eye level	Push in	50mm	25	Artist
02	Performance	Band wide, practical lights behind	Wide	Low angle	Crane	24mm	25	Artist, band
03	Narrative	She looks over the city	Medium	Over the shoulder	Static	85mm	25	Lead actor
04	Narrative	Hair moving in the wind	Close-up	Eye level	Static	85mm	120	Lead actor
05	Performance	Hands on the guitar	Extreme close-up	High angle	Handheld	100mm macro	50	Guitarist
06	Narrative	She walks away under the streetlights	Extreme wide	High angle	Static	35mm	25	Lead actor

The download adds INT/EXT, location, time of day, reference, notes and status. It opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers.

Photoshoot (portrait or editorial) shot list

An editorial or portrait shoot runs on looks. List each look with its set-ups, so wardrobe and hair know what's next and the client sees every image they'll get.

Example photoshoot (portrait or editorial) shot list
Shot	Scene	Description	Shot size	Camera angle	Camera movement	Lens	FPS	Talent / Product
01	Look 1 · Denim	Full length, hands in pockets	Wide	Eye level	Static	85mm	24	Model
02	Look 1 · Denim	Portrait, looking off camera	Medium close-up	Eye level	Static	85mm	24	Model
03	Look 2 · Tailoring	Walking toward camera	Medium wide	Low angle	Static	50mm	24	Model
04	Look 2 · Tailoring	Seated on the steps	Medium	High angle	Static	35mm	24	Model
05	Look 3 · Evening	At the bar, glass in hand	Medium	Eye level	Static	50mm	24	Model
06	Details	Rings and watch	Extreme close-up	Eye level	Static	100mm macro	24	Model's hands

The download adds INT/EXT, location, time of day, reference, notes and status. It opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers.

Columns

What goes in a shot list

A shot list is the plan for every shot you'll take: what's in frame, how it's framed, and what the crew needs to get it. These are the columns that matter, and the values crews use.

Shot: The shot's number, in the order you'll shoot it, not the order of the edit.
Scene: The scene or section it belongs to, so the crew can see what's done scene by scene.
INT/EXT: Interior or exterior. It decides lighting and whether weather can stop you.INT · EXT · INT/EXT
Location: Where it's shot, as the crew will find it: the room, the street corner, the studio.
Time of day: When the light needs to be right. Golden hour shots get planned around.Day · Night · Dawn · Dusk · Morning · Evening · Golden hour · Continuous
Description: What happens in the frame, in one line anyone on set can read.
Shot size: How much of the subject is in frame, from extreme wide to extreme close-up.Extreme wide · Wide · Medium wide · Medium · Medium close-up · Close-up · Extreme close-up · Insert · Two-shot
Camera angle: Where the camera looks from.Eye level · High angle · Low angle · Overhead · Dutch angle · Over the shoulder · POV
Camera movement: How the camera moves during the shot, if it does.Static · Pan · Tilt · Push in · Pull out · Dolly · Tracking · Crane · Handheld · Steadicam · Zoom
Lens: The focal length, so the camera team can prep the right glass.14mm · 24mm · 35mm · 50mm · 85mm · 100mm macro · 135mm
FPS: Frame rate. Anything above your delivery rate is for slow motion.24 · 25 · 30 · 48 · 50 · 60 · 120
Talent / Product: Who or what is in the shot, so the right people and props are ready.
Reference: The image or clip that shows the look. A link in a spreadsheet; the still itself in Nugo.
Notes: Anything else: the line of dialogue, the prop, the client's must-have.
Status: Where it stands: Planned, Ready, Captured or Skipped.Planned · Ready · Captured · Skipped

How to

How to write a shot list

01
Start from the references
Gather the images and clips that show the look before you write a single shot. Every shot should point to one of them.
02
Break it into scenes
Split the shoot into scenes or sections (a location, a look, a part of the track) so the list reads in the order the day runs.
03
Write one line per shot
For each shot, say what happens in frame, then the shot size, angle, movement, lens and frame rate. One line, nothing the crew has to guess.
04
Put it in shooting order
Reorder by location and light, not by the edit. Number the shots in that order so the call is simple: we're on 07.
05
Get it approved, then mark it off
Send the list to the client before the day and get a yes. On set, mark each shot Captured or Skipped so nobody wraps with one missing.

Glossary

Shot sizes, at a glance

Extreme wide: The whole place, the subject small in it. Sets where you are.
Wide: The subject head to toe, with room around them.
Medium wide: From the knees up. Enough body for movement, close enough for expression.
Medium: From the waist up. The everyday shot for people talking or doing.
Medium close-up: Chest and head. Close enough to read a face, with a little context.
Close-up: The face, or the object, filling the frame.
Extreme close-up: A detail: eyes, hands, a label, the crema on a coffee.
Insert: A cutaway of a detail the story needs, such as a phone screen or a note.
Two-shot: Two people in one frame, usually talking.

In Nugo

Or make it live in Nugo

A spreadsheet can't show the look. In Nugo, each shot is made from a reference on the moodboard, so the still sits beside the lens and framing. The client approves the list on a link, without an account, and on the day you tick shots off in Shoot Mode on your phone.

The shot list made from those references, each shot with its still, status and details.

Nugo Shoot Mode on a phone: 2 of 6 shots captured, shots grouped by scene with reference thumbnails, and Captured, Ready and Planned badges. — Shoot Mode on a phone: shots by scene, marked Captured as you go.

How shot lists work in Nugo

Questions

Shot list questions

A storyboard draws each shot as a frame, so you can see the sequence. A shot list writes each shot as a line, with the size, angle, lens and who's in it, so the crew can prepare. Many shoots use reference images in place of drawings; a shot list with a still per shot gives you both.

At least the shot number, scene, description, shot size, camera angle and movement, lens, and who or what is in it. Add location, time of day and frame rate when the day moves between places or has slow motion, and a status column to mark shots off on set.

No. Write it in shooting order: grouped by location, light and set-up, so you're not relighting the same room twice. The edit order lives in the script or the storyboard.

Yes. Each one downloads as a CSV file, which opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers. Import it into Google Sheets with File → Import.

Nugo is one. You make each shot from a reference on the moodboard, so the image is linked to the shot, and you can run the list on your phone on set. The Free plan includes 1 active project.

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