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Standard filming plan: 6 essential and 5 extra shots across 1 location. About 37 minutes of planned work plus 6 minutes spare, within 90 available minutes.
Recommended order: film in the order shown. Each step comes before its result, and anything that can't be repeated comes first. A few extras come early because they must be filmed before things change. Skip them if you're short of time. Record room tone before you leave anywhere people spoke. Add your own time for waiting, like baking or drying. This order works; it may not be the fastest.
About 5 min
Before you start
Charge the phone, clear storage, clean the lens, check the microphone and confirm permissions and who must not be filmed.
About 32 min
Bakery
Spend five minutes setting up and checking light and framing. Record a 10-second sound test and listen back before anyone speaks. Record room tone before you leave. Check every essential shot is done before you pack up.
Shot 1 · Interview answer
The baker presents “Why the bakery matters”
Essential
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Frame the baker from the waist up at eye level. The presenter says, in their own words, what the viewer should understand about “who runs the bakery and why it matters to them”. Record two takes. Leave two quiet seconds before and after.
Key momentWhy the bakery matters
Record for45s × 2 takes · about 5 min on set
SoundExternal microphone close to the baker, away from noise. Listen back to the first take on headphones.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Keep the same seat, background and eyeline for every answer in this setup.
Why: Gives the main answer for “Why the bakery matters”.
If impossible: If the answer is not complete, ask the question again in simpler words and record the new answer in full.
Shot 2 · Whole action
Whole action of “Shaping the loaf”
Essential
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Frame the baker and the whole action, leaving room for movement. Record the whole action from start to finish, twice. Let it begin and end in frame.
Key momentShaping the loaf
Record for45s × 2 takes · about 5 min on set
SoundRecord the natural sound of the action. Ask for quiet nearby and don't talk over it.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Keep the same direction of movement and starting position in both takes.
Why: Shows all of “Shaping the loaf” in one continuous shot.
If impossible: If the space is tight, use the nearest safe position that keeps the whole action in view.
Shot 3 · Key detail
Close-up of the hands folding the dough
Essential
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Move the phone closer (no digital zoom) and record this detail: the hands folding the dough. Hold still for 3 seconds. Repeat the moment twice.
Key momentShaping the loaf
Record for10s × 2 takes · about 2 min on set
SoundRecord the sound of the action close up too. Ask for quiet and don't talk over it.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Match the movement, starting position and any objects from the whole-action shot.
Why: This close shot shows “the hands folding the dough” clearly.
If impossible: If you cannot get close safely, use the nearest safe spot and hold for longer on this detail: the hands folding the dough.
Shot 4 · Reveal
Reveal “The finished loaf”
Essential
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Start on the setup, reveal the finished result, then hold still on it for 4 seconds. Record two takes.
Key momentThe finished loaf
Record for12s × 2 takes · about 3 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Keep the subject, surroundings and light consistent with the shots leading up to the reveal.
Why: Shows the result of “The finished loaf”.
If impossible: Film the result standing still from a steady three-quarter view.
Shot 5 · Key detail
Close-up of the scored crust
Essential
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Move the phone closer (no digital zoom) and record this detail: the scored crust. Hold still for 3 seconds. Record two takes only if the detail is still available; keep the first take if it changes or disappears.
Key momentThe finished loaf
Record for10s × 2 takes · about 2 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Film it after the reveal so it shows the real finished state.
Why: This close shot shows “the scored crust” in the finished result.
If impossible: If you cannot get close safely, use the nearest safe spot and hold for longer on this detail: the scored crust.
Shot 6 · Cutaways
Cutaways for “Why the bakery matters”
Useful extra shot
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Film three separate 5-second shots of hands, tools or objects the baker talks about. No talking needed.
Key momentWhy the bakery matters
Record for5s × 3 takes · about 2 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Match the time of day, clothes and objects seen in the answer.
Why: Covers joins in the answer so the edit can shorten it.
If impossible: Film any three moments that belong in this place and match what was said.
Shot 7 · Establishing view
Wide view of “The shop front”
Useful extra shot
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Film the whole place so the viewer knows where they are. Hold still for eight seconds; no digital zoom. Record two takes.
Key momentThe shop front
Record for8s × 2 takes · about 2 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Film it in the same light as the rest of this location.
Why: Shows the place for “The shop front”.
If impossible: If you cannot stand back far enough outside, film the entrance and sign from inside.
Shot 8 · Ending
Ending with “Invitation to visit”
Useful extra shot
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. The baker delivers the closing line (an invitation to visit) and holds the finish for three seconds. Record two versions.
Key momentInvitation to visit
Record for10s × 2 takes · about 2 min on set
SoundExternal microphone close to the baker, away from noise. Listen back to the first take on headphones.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Return to the same position and framing used earlier with this person.
Why: Gives the film a clear ending.
If impossible: If the line is not clear, record it as audio only and play it over the final shot.
Shot 9 · Place details
More views of “The shop front”
Optional extra
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Film three separate five-second details that belong to this place, with no camera movement.
Key momentThe shop front
Record for3 × 5s · about 1 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Only film things that really belong here on this day.
Why: Gives the edit short shots to breathe between parts of the story.
If impossible: Choose any three still moments that are clearly part of this place.
Shot 10 · Empty frame
Empty frame after “Invitation to visit”
Optional extra
Turn the phone sideways for landscape. Lock the phone on the tripod. Record eight seconds of the same frame with nobody in it.
Key momentInvitation to visit
Record for8s · one take · about 1 min on set
SoundNatural sound only.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Same position and framing as the ending.
Why: A spare shot to end on if the ending take has a problem.
If impossible: Record eight seconds of any still, empty part of this location.
Shot 11 · Room tone
Room tone at “Bakery”
Essential
Ask everyone to stay silent and still. Start recording, step back from the phone and record 30 seconds of the room with nobody talking.
Key momentBakery — clean sound
Record for30s · one take · about 1 min on set
SoundSame external microphone and position used for speech here.
Continuity, purpose and alternative
Keep: Record it in the same spot, with the same microphone and settings, as the speech at this location.
Why: Clean room sound lets the edit hide cuts between spoken takes. Record it here before you pack up.
If impossible: If the room cannot go silent, record the quietest 30 seconds you can get and note what could be heard.
About 6 min
Spare time for problems
Held back for retakes, delays and anything that goes wrong. Do not plan extra shots into it.
Coverage-risk report
Protect these before leaving.
Whole shoot · Low riskRunning out of time before the essential shots are done. Follow the filming order. Drop extras if short of time, while keeping the actions needed for later stages.
Capture checklist
Before, during, finish.
How this example was made
Made by Shoot Plan, not by hand.
We made this plan with the same planner customers use, from the made-up brief below. Time estimates are starting values and haven't yet been checked against real shoots.
Essentialwho runs the bakery and why it matters to them
Essentialhow the signature loaf is shaped by hand
Essentialwhat the finished loaf looks like
Useful extra shotwhere the bakery is
Useful extra shotan invitation to visit
Brief: external microphone, phone and tripod · one person filming.
On the day
Field mode on your phone
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