Marked/shooting script. By drawing vertical lines across dialogue and action on a script to indicate shot coverage, the director can visualize how they will shoot the film. Scenes must be numbered and individual shots identified with letters.Shooting scripts for feature films often involve re-writes that incorporate shot angles. This is usually an unnecessary step for short films that can easily use a marked script as the shooting script.Overhead diagrams are simple bird’s-eye views of locations with camera positions and actor movement sketched in to allow everyone on the crew to know the basics of each setup.George Racz’s thorough research, marked shooting script, and overheads for his short, The Miracle, allowed him to be efficient and precise while shooting under extreme time pressure.George Racz’s thorough research, marked shooting script, and overheads for his short, The Miracle, allowed him to be efficient and precise while shooting under extreme time pressure.Storyboards for Kiarra’s Escape. Storyboards are a useful tool for previsualizing the shots and editing of a film. They depict a central moment of a shot and include arrows to show actor or camera movement.Shot list for two production days on Kiarra’s Escape. A shot list is a list of all of the shots for each scene in the order in which they will be shot.Call sheet for Kiarra’s Escape. Call sheets are printed for each shooting day and tell cast and crew when they are expected to arrive on set.
