R+P Post 30: My shoot board

We created a multi-functional shoot board to help us on the week of our shoot. This board will show us what set ups/shots we will be shooting and when, as well as having a list keeping note of all the props and people who will need to be present at the time of each shoot. We plan to have this shoot board on the back wall of the studio so that we can always keep track on what we are filming on each day.

Here is our shoot board:

On our shoot board, we also kept tabs on people who would be free to help out even if they aren't needed on set (their names are not in bold) and includes lots of time near the end of the week for backups in case we want to reshoot any of our shots. Our shoot board was heavily influenced by who was free; for example, we could only do band shots when all four band members were available. This is why we created the shoot board alongside our call sheet.

Creating a shoot board is useful because it will help us to stay organised on the shoot week; we are under strict time restrictions, having only one week in which to shoot, so scheduling what we are going to film will help us make efficient use of our time so that we can progress. Also, by noting what shots will be filmed on each day, we can also remind ourselves if we have missed any shots, for example if we run out of time one day to finish a set up.