Module 4 of 11
Planning the pictures
This module decides what the viewer sees, shot by shot, and who plays each character, before anything is made. Planning first saves you money and redos.
- What you’ll make
- A casting sheet for each character, and a shot plan: every shot in order, who is in it and what they do.
- What it costs
- Free. For a trailer, the Trailer Beat Planner and the Book Trailer Script Writer are free too. Doing it yourself, a picture service for characters and shots starts at $10 a month. See the costs table.
5 lessons
- Name every shot: wide, medium or close.
- Write your shot plan, one line per shot.
- Make a casting sheet for every character.
- Keep faces, clothes and rooms the same in every shot.
- Leave out what AI still gets wrong.