How to make a shot list with Frame Set

Build every shot from a real reference, one page per shot, right in the Treatment editor.

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A filmmaker in a cap writing shot notes at a desk against a brick wall A storyboard page held up next to an open laptop A filmmaker sketching a frame on paper beside a laptop Two filmmakers smiling while reviewing a tablet on a stand at a prep table Printed storyboards spread across a wooden prep table Two filmmakers prepping with a notebook, a laptop and a tablet on a stand
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Five steps to a shot list

Most people know the Treatment editor in Frame Set for Treatments. It works just as well for shot lists, and plenty of filmmakers already use it that way. Here is how to build one.

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A Frame Set Treatment set up as a shot list, with one page per shot and Shot 3 open on a Frame of a motel at dusk
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Start a Treatment from scratch

Open Treatments and pick Start from scratch. Skip the Templates here: for a shot list you want a clean page for every shot.

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The Choose Template dialog in a Frame Set Treatment, with Start from scratch as the first option
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Search without leaving the Treatment

Click Add Assets, choose Search Frame Set and describe the shot in plain words. Frames and Motions both come back, so pull the one that fits onto the page. One page, one shot.

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Searching Frame Set from inside a Treatment for car driving at night, slow push in, with Motion results in the asset browser
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Use Motions, not just stills

A still shows the frame. A Motion shows the shot: the camera move, the timing, the performance. Your crew sees how it plays, not just how it looks.

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A Motion from a Lexus commercial playing, showing the full camera move of the shot
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Upload your own

Location scouts, frame grabs, test shots: drag them into the Upload tab of the same asset browser and drop them onto any page.

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A still being dragged into the Upload tab of the Frame Set asset browser inside a Treatment
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Share it with your crew

Invite your crew and build the shot list together, live. Send one link and every Motion plays right in the shot list.

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Three collaborators editing a shot list page in a Frame Set Treatment live, with Shot 1 and its description on the Frame
From the Membership

Filmmakers already prep here

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I love seeing the dedication to quality through image curation and constant feature upgrades.
Bernardo MarentesCreative Director, Caravan
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Frame Set has been an invaluable tool in the prep process as a commercial DP.
Alexander RiveraCinematographer
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Frame Set has been a great resource for finding references and stylized inspiration for projects I’m working on.
Hannan HussainDirector, Lowerca.se
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