R+P Post 30: My Shootboard

A shootboard is a multi-functional document which provides a shot list, a set-ups list and a shooting schedule all in one document. It's extremely useful during shoot days as it contains all the necessary information required for a shoot to run successfully. We created six different shootboards, as we have six individual days of filming. It was really time-consuming to make but we feel it will be a very vital and helpful document.

Below is an extract from one of the shootboards:

I have also annotated an extract of the shootboard which showcases all the important factors that a shootboard contains:

Why the shootboard was useful: 

• It contained timings that we tried to follow strictly which meant our shoots could run smoothly and everyone knew what to be doing
• It contained important info about camera movement and framing so it made it really easy for the person filming, they just had to follow the directions on the shootboard. 
• It was also useful in the sense that we knew where everyone was at certain times, eg. when the others left for lessons
• The pictures and the descriptions of the shots were really detailed meaning it was also easy for us to act in it, because everything that was needed was written on their.
• It also helped us avoid confusion as to what set-up/costumes we had to be in for each shot because again it was all written on their really clearly