Writing

Notes on planning a shoot. Mostly the parts nobody teaches you: what belongs on a shot list, which lens says what, and how to hand a crew something they can actually work from.

• Shot sizes, and what each one is actually for

  A working reference for the seven standard shot sizes, from extreme close-up to extreme wide, and when a director reaches for each.

  26 July 2026·6 min read

• What belongs on a shot list

  The columns a shot list needs, the ones it does not, and why the AD cares more about the order than the detail. With a free template.

  26 July 2026·5 min read