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- We're going to dive into pre-planning
and creating your shot list.
Without it, you can go into post production
realizing you may not have all the footage
that you might need because you didn't plan.
Because I'm very run and gun,
I like to have this as a way to ensure
that I have the elements that I need
but also remember that when you're going out
and shooting, it's okay to try and find different shots.
As long as you have your shot list checked off,
you'll be good to go.
For the first couple shots.
I really don't want to reveal my character.
That way we can kind of build some curiosity to the intro.
So this first shot, I want to specifically use
the staircase that's in this room,
so I'm going to write down that first shot.
So I'm thinking we do a gimbal shot
that's panning back or forth, and that is really
focused just on the lower half of my body
Lower half body gimbal movement.
So once we get that gimbal movement shot,
I'm thinking we get a shot right at the end of the stairs
as I kind of turn the corner
and walk to the end of this room.
So gimbal shot, character.
As we have these shots that are kind of medium close up,
close up, I want one shot that reveals
the empty space of this room, so I'm thinking
I'm going to shoot it all the way into the corner,
very high to kind of show just how big this room is.
So what I've also noticed is that in this room,
there's a lot of these pillars and what it leaves room for
is the chance to do masking transition.
So I'm thinking we have two gimbal shots that are connected
through one of the pillars and I'm thinking we shoot it
on a wide lens, and then shooting that same shot
on a closer lens and using a mask
to kind of bridge those two shots.
So with that in mind, I'm going to write that down
'cause those are going to be key elements,
especially for post production.
One thing to note is that if you do end up doing anything
when it comes to effects, you want to ensure
that you're shooting this in the right way.
So to make my life easier when it comes to a shot
that I might want an effect for,
I will shoot it in a certain way.
So I like to have those shots static
just because in post-production it's very easy
to kind of replicate the effect I want.
I never really paid attention to shot lists
for a very long time, And the moment I started
to create these shot lists, I realized it really
helped me utilize my time.
It made me think a lot about the space too.
The way I approach things is so much different now
and I feel like the quality of my shots has improved,
because I've started to write down what I envision
and then I go out and execute it
instead of trying to go into a space
and just roll everything.
You have so much footage in the end
that you may not even use.
I'm strategically only going to have one shot
that has motion in it with effects overlaid,
because the workflow for it is a little bit tedious.
What we're trying to do with this is this hologram effect.
Essentially these holograms that are popping up
are videos that I've made in the past,
and so this way it's kind of going through
these memories that I've made over the last year.
I ended up choosing the hologram effect
because I feel like it's something that's not too crazy
and something that can be very easily implemented,
and it's just a very interesting way to take a space
that's very kind of old and add this sci-fi effect to it.
And for me, I really love playing with that idea,
so it's a theme that you may see in a lot of my videos
and it's something that I just really love,
so I decided to kind of run with that idea.
And then I'm thinking also potentially just a shot
of the holograms on the wall without anyone in it,
just so the viewer can see some of the memories
a little bit closer and just give a little more context.
All right, so we just finished the shot list.
I feel really good about this.
Before we go out and shoot, I just quickly want to
touch on the idea that this is just a shot list,
so when you're going out and shooting,
if you see a shot that works much better,
definitely go for it.
Shoot things multiple takes because
the more footage you have, the better.
Sometimes some shots work better than others
and you don't notice that until post production.
Just have fun with it and experiment.
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