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Summary
As the Director, your vision for a project is essential, but it’s imperative there’s a roadmap laying out the journey ahead. Not only for you the Director, but for the fellow creatives working on the project to ensure everyone is on the same page as they head into battle. Additionally, when you are a work-for-hire Director, it’s common for the powers that be to ask for a shot list so they have a clear understanding of your vision, mission and how you plan to execute the task at hand which will give them peace of mind that their filmmaker has the tools needed to come in on time and on budget. A shot list is a document - THAT document - that maps out exactly what will occur and what filmmaking tools will be used in each scene of the film. Your shot list also helps organize your thoughts to begin with a solid plan and can be a crucial aid in scheduling and budgeting your project.
Putting a shot list together that everyone can follow does not have to be difficult, but it must be clear and concise, yet thorough and shows the team you understand the material and more importantly, your craft. Shot lists, although not distributed throughout the entire crew, will be something your cinematographer, assistant directors, gaffers, and various parts of your production design team and bond company will review. So, it’s imperative it looks as good as possible and represents not only your strategy but essentially how you plan to capture everything, shot-by-shot. It is an early ‘rough sketch’ of what your project will look like outside of the broad views given in storyboards.
Guiding you through this webinar is multi-Emmy Award-Winning Producer and Director Shane Stanley. Shane has worked on countless projects and received his first Emmy nomination at just 16 years old. His directorial debut screened at Cannes and Shane’s work can be seen on multiple streaming sites. In addition to his Emmy Awards, Shane has received 11 Telly Awards, 2 CINE Golden Eagles Awards, 5 Aurora Awards, 4 WorldFest Remi Awards, and 28 International Film Festival Awards
In this webinar you will learn how to piece the essentials together needed to tell your story, how to leave out time and budget-constraining setups you won’t need, and to ensure you're given the additional time to explore and get those specialty shots or gems that can help add a nice touch to your project, but also allow you to establish a style and feel to the piece you can be proud of which will alleviate on-set pressure and allow the creative juices to easily flow. You will walk away knowing how to properly and confidently create a professional shot list for your film.
- A downloadable feature film shot list
Testimonials for Shane’s previous classes and webinars
"Shane was thorough and encouraging. Easy to listen to and follow. I'll be signing up for other classes he teaches in the future." -Karena K.
"Just straight-forward, real, the kind of producer most of us would kill to work alongside." -Clark T.
"Shane exceeded my expectations. He covered a vast amount of real-world material and brought all of it to life with personal and engaging stories… It was inspiring. Bravo!" -Michele R.
"I can't say enough great things about Shane Stanley and his class. I had no idea how much I didn't know until I took Shane's class.” -LaRita S.
What You'll Learn
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How to Maximize Shot Lists in respect of time, money and ensure production value
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Understanding the script and the shots that will be needed.
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Translating your vision to the rest of the crew and project executives.
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Communicating with the Line Producer and Cinematographer to ensure you get them.
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Think Like an Editor
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Understanding what you will need to allow your story to play out.
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Guaranteeing your vision translates from concept to delivery.
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Creating an Escape route: Making sure you don’t paint yourself into a corner.
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Allowing for Specialty shots and bonuses.
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Remembering the Transitions from Scene to Scene.
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Time is Money
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Beating the clock. Coming in on-time and on budget starts here
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Thinking on your feet. When there’s a lot to do with multiple characters and the time restrictions seem insurmountable.
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How to salvage scenes when they don’t play out on ‘the day’.
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Don’t sweat the small stuff. Not making mountains out of mole hills.
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Actors are your friends. How collaboration can be your best savior.
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Q&A with Shane
Who Should Attend
Directors of all levels who want to learn how to create helpful, professional shot lists
Producers of all levels who want to learn more about the shot lists their directors are providing
Cinematographers who want to understand the director's vision through the use of shot lists.
Executive
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Shane Stanley is a multi-Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author who grew up in/around “the biz” in Hollywood. As a childhood actor he appeared on-screen in over 100 projects with Hollywood legends which included June Lockhart, Lloyd Haynes, and David Arkin. By age ten, he was comfortably running an Arri 16mm camera, a flatbed-editor, and Moviola.
Along with his father, Lee Stanley, Shane produced The Desperate Passage Series which, during its six year run, received world-wide syndication and was nominated for 33 individual Emmy® Awards winning 13 statues. Two specials from the series went on to become successful feature films including Gridiron Gang, which was acquired by Sony Pictures and became the #1 box office hit starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson which Shane executive produced. Additionally, he has overseen and produced dozens of big-budget motion pictures which have starred Marlon Brando, Mira Sorvino, Thomas Hayden Church, Donald Sutherland, Marisa Tomei, Sean Penn, John Travolta, and Charlie Sheen.
Shane began his writing career penning episodes of Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries for Showtime Networks before creating an original television series for Jeff Sagansky, former Head of CBS and developing scripted drama for Fox Television Studios under then Vice President, David Madden. Shane made his directorial debut with a film he also wrote entitled A Sight for Sore Eyes which was invited to screen at Cannes the following year. Additionally, he has directed countless television commercials and highly acclaimed music videos, including two that went #1 on VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown and another that made the network’s list of Best 100 Music Videos.
Other directing credits include the romantic-comedy, Mistrust, starring two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award winner Jane Seymour and amidst COVID, Shane produced and directed the action-comedy, Double Threat starring Matthew Lawrence and Dawn Olivieri (Yellowstone, 1883), which The New York Times listed on their Top 5-Action Movies to Stream (July 2022) and was the sole indie feature amongst Hollywood blockbusters on Amazon Prime's “Top 10 in the US” list remaining there for several weeks and peaked at #4. This year, Shane’s action-thriller, Night Train, starring Danielle C. Ryan and Diora Baird premiered on HULU where it reached #1 on the platform and remained in the top spot for an astonishing four weeks. Currently, Shane is in post-production on Six Days in Evergreen, a music-drama with a star-studded cast and is prepping to direct a psychological thriller for legendary producer, Mario Kassar (Terminator, Rambo, Total Recall, Basic Instinct) slated to start filming next year.
In addition to his Emmy® Awards, Stanley has received 11 Telly Awards, 2 CINE Golden Eagles Awards, 5 Aurora Awards, 4 WorldFest Remi Awards, and 28 International Film Festival Awards. He has spoken at several prestigious film and art institutes around the country including The Screen Writers Expo, the world’s largest tradeshow for screenwriters, alongside Oliver Stone, Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter franchise) and Adam Herz (American Pie) about the secrets of marketing to today’s youth.
Testimonials
"Shane was thorough and encouraging. Easy to listen to and follow. I'll be signing up for other classes he teaches in the future." -Karena K.
"Just straight-forward, real, the kind of producer most of us would kill to work alongside." -Clark T.
"Shane exceeded my expectations. He covered a vast amount of real-world material and brought all of it to life with personal and engaging stories… It was inspiring. Bravo!" -Michele R.
"I can't say enough great things about Shane Stanley and his class. I had no idea how much I didn't know until I took Shane's class.” -LaRita S.