ShotList- Movie Shoot Planning App Reviews

I had been looking for an affordable shotlist software app that did not require a subscription. For $9.99 Shotlist is an outstanding App. I'm using it with my Macbook Pro, and it works pefectly. This a versatile App that does everthing and more that my physical stripboard did. Thanks to the makers for creating an outstanding App!

I have been using ShotList for several years now and absolutely love it. It is a huge help scheduling my shoots. I only wish that they also had it available as computer software instead of just apple ipad / iPhone apps. I would gladly pay a monthly fee for such an option.

This app is awesome! I am a professional filmmaker and I use it for all my projects. It is super easy to create shots, edit them, and reorganise. As someone who storyboards on actual paper (luddite, huh?) the import photo from camera is also useful. This is a great app, recommend to all!

If you are a film maker you need this! I never buy apps but this one was so worth it

Unintuitive and confusing . I can’t get anything to work

Anybody else app crashes when trying to add a picture ?????

We all have too many things to do, much less learn a new program. We’re an agency in Houston Texas and been using this app since 2012. It works and is fast and that’s what we’re looking for.

THANK YOU for this app. I had my first major filming last month and it kept everything organized. One request: is it possible to link projects? For example, I have the project that’s by scene order. To make scheduling the crew better, I duplicated the project and arranged the schedule by cast members. Now, when I mark that a scene has been shot, it would be very beneficial if both files reflected the mark. Or if I altered a shot in one of the scenes, both files show that altered shot? I hope I’m making sense here. It’s nice to have a project in scene order AND a scheduling order at the same time. But seriously, thank you for this app. It really helped me organize and make sure every shot was done in a very tight deadline. During the shooting day, things can get very hectic and this app made sure I didn’t forget anything.

Really enjoying the app. Keeps me organized on my projects, scouting and shoot days. Just curious if any future updates will include iCloud syncing? Would love to make edits on my iPad that I can also make adjustments from my phone and or Mac. Thanks!

Although this maybe overkill for my modest needs, I found it invaluable for staying organized during a couple of days of shooting travel footage in Paris. It can be so easy to overlook key shots on a hectic schedule but I was able to include screenshots of maps and reference images and then reorganize everything according to location. It even helped me to previsualize my final edit. The app itself feels mature and robust. A lot of thought has obviously gone into it. Highly recommended for a wide variety of video/film shoots.

Over all I really like this app and its simplistic nature, but could use a few extra features like a gear and prop list to be used in scenes. Also a more in depth cast section. With things like contact info etc. maybe even some more character options like a bio, and a place to put down what drives a character. I know this is just a shot list app but could be helpful as an option. And really could use a Crew Section for scenes too. So you can mark who should be there etc. and one last thing is Time slots for shots..that would be very helpful.. Hopefully the App Creators will see this.

Love the app. Takes a while to wrap your mind around the way it works, but once you do, it's very useful. Would recommend this for anyone producing vlogs, movies, commercials and more.

I have used this app on a bunch of projects and highly recommend it!

I stumbled across this app and thought I try it as we wanted to transition from a word doc and something more structured. Had it for two weeks and it’s great, deep enough for great organization and creativity but not overwhelming to learn.

This software am only giving four stars… And it’s mainly on my in a why it’s far four stars. The more I use this software the more I realize that it has a lot of features and a lot to offer. I’m glad that I’m tech savvy enough and able to find a lot of the stuff, but I wish that they were to tutorials on the software. I was able to create a ShotList and a storyboard within two days of using the software! I highly recommend it to all!

Love it. I would give it five stars if the storyboard gave me he option of sketching my scene. It only lets you take a pic or choose an image from the library for right now.

Started making review videos because I was trying to film the stupid SRAM rear derailleur on my new mountain bike, and then ran into issues with a cheap action camera compared to a GoPro I just got at the same time. Then it became a review video of those, then a DJI Osmo Mobile, and now other stuff. Point is, I'm a software engineer and a musician with no idea how to arrange thoughts outside of notes. I just wanted something I could pictures with and have stock, simple images to arrange shots and bundle scenes for various locations. This does that. And if you have zero idea how to number your scenes or think the example looks great but can't figure out the shorthand terminology, don't worry: it guides you. Seriously. Just make a new one, and then touch each entry and you'll be able to scroll for selections. Those cool stock pictures are also available once you select a framing for the shot. And you can add doodles for the storyboard too. The only things I've had to really think about was scene and camera numbering. It will build a usable collection of entries for your slate automatically if you like once you enter basic stuff from what was scrolled. I tend to think of cameras by make and model (years of experience with more specific information needed in other professions) so keeping them mapped to numbers is something I was getting used to already. Much easier to get information out of the you had rolling around in your head to others and be consistent. Big help with media management using the generated naming convention.

This software keeps you organized when planning and executing shots. I use it even to "think out loud" how I would film something. I like it better than most other phone based tools because it's easy and fast to use (it even includes shot mock ups) without compromising the essentials - you can print and email your work for collaboration. Awesome!

This app is too good at what it does. I've been waiting for something to go wrong with it for weeks now, but nothing. No problems, no crashes... Feel obliged to write this review.

A great way to schedule a film shoot if you are on the go. I love the ability to add photos. It doesn't create a call sheet but I'm not going to give mark it down for it.

But I wish it created a call sheet to go along with the schedule. Other than that it's awesome!!

I wrote and produced a YouTube series called VAMPZ! and this app was invaluable in keeping things organized.

It's a really REALLY great concept, but still needs more development. For example, you can't share a working document for other users to make changes and MOST annoyingly, you can ONLY use it on an iPhone or iPad so if you want to use it from your MacBook to tidy things up it make amendments before sending it out to an ENTIRE crew - forget it!

Love using this app thus far. It is nice to be able to work from my phone and check off shots and scenes as we do them. The only thing that annoys me is how small the buttons are. Makes it hard to get it to figure out which one I'm tapping.

It's a pretty good app, worth the money. But it only gives me the option of 6 shots in the shot list per scene. Trust me I'm shooting more than 6 shots per scene, hoping there will be a patch sooner than later, but still good app. Would be great with unlimited shots.

I use this daily. It's a full-featured shot list tool. The best one I've used so far. Very responsive UI and makes my workflow a lot easier! Thnx again! Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

Very well thought out interface, much like a shot strip board if you've ever used one. Ability to add notes and location info as well as syncing is great. Overall a great app that'll get better as its refined

I spent more time re-entering old information than I did adding new. Through the multiple crashes and an inability to save progress properly it became unusable. It's not worth the aggravation.

Does everything i need for scheduling shoots. Coupled with a drawing app for storyboards, it is probably the best app for a working filmmaker.

This one yah sell off. Worth the money and the recent upgrade seems much more fun in store, I cannot wait the work it on my next project.

I have had several versions of this very smart and handy app. The developers show a better understanding of the production process than other, and sometimes more expensive apps. Their response to user suggestions from the field is very commendable. They seem to be dedicated to making the best app of it's kind.

A wonderful alternative to an overflowing binder.

Great for organizing a shoot and planing what needs to be done on a daily schedule. It was a great help on my last project. Only request to developers would be to add options to storyboard feature. Options like camera movement and position I added that information in my notes for each one but it would b nice to have it preset into the app That being said loved the app liked using it and encourage other to get it .

Exactly what I was looking for. I only wish I hadn't had to purchase a couple of other storyboard apps to learn this was the one!

Great tool for planning a shoot overall and managing a stripboard. But aside from being able to upload photos from your library, this app has zero to do with "shot planning". If you need to organize shot plans, images in a storyboard format, identify camera/lens settings, lighting requirements, camera movements, blocking, etc. for each shot—look elsewhere. The developer names this app "ShotList" and then acts astonished that someone is asking where the shot list features are. Frankly, I am astonished.

So far I'm very happy with this app and it does most everything I'd hope….any features that are missing will hopefully be in the next update. Any issues that I had were "user error" and were more that quickly resolved by the FAST customer support response…who went above and beyond as far as I'm concerned. If you are on the fence about purchasing this App, I say DO IT! If for no other reason than the customer support. ps….Shotlist is really a great way to organize your shoot and keep your crew on the same page

This is a really impressive app that I suspect will become amazing in one or two more updates. As others have mentioned, there are some really weird inefficiencies in the user interface. It took me several minutes to figure out how to add a new shot, the button that means "ok take me to the next field" isn't consistently and conveniently located, little things like that. But the big update that I hope is coming would be the ability to sketch a shot using your iPad instead of taking, organizing, and linking images from your iPad library. Add the basic functionality of DrawSomething to this app for creating storyboards on the go, and this becomes a five star app even with those other quirks.

Just used on a one day set and it worked great. Only thing would be nice is to import data somehow. You have to enter data manually. Other then that it's very good.

I just wish you could add more shots to the storyboard not just 6, other than that its a awesome app very helpful!. Im happy with it.

I just bought this program. The developers really put some thought into this or else consulted with filmmakers on this. Lots of handy features that make it easy to create easily and share. I just worked up a project and it was just nice to use this program to do it. Good job, developers. I look forward to updates.

The day after I got the app I used it on a 5 day commercial shoot. Used it as my on set strip board and it worked great. Was able to easily reorganize my shot order as things came up and the "done" feature really helps keep track of what is left to shoot. Very very happy with the app.

I downloaded this app after the last update (on February 28), and it appears that the problems that others were noting have been fixed. I have experienced no crashes, or lost data. In fact, I have to say, I really like this app. It is obvious that the developer has put a lot of thought and effort into it, and he seems genuinely interested in dealing with users' issues. When I e-mailed him with a small issue I was having, he responded immediately. I sent him a screen shot of the problem, he identified the cause, and assured me that it would be fixed in the next update. Best customer service experience I have had to date with any app! Don't let the other reviews discourage you -- this is a good app!

all the time.

This is probably only my 2/3 review of an app, but really wanted to show my support for an app that has so much potential that I'm hoping this encourages the developers. I just used this today on one of my first shoots and while it may be too "simple" for some users and without enough features it was absolutely great for me. Just enough to reference with my script on set an check off or reorder shots as needed! I even used to iPad camera to snap a few angles of what I thought we needed. I did crash a few times in the pre-pro stage when I was inputting some scene numbers but with the new more frequent autosave it wasn't enough to make me refuse to use the app. It was only really happening when picking scene numbers or locations. No crashes occurred during the shoot when checking off shots as done or rearranging order. I say give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised like I was. I definitely plan on using this app again.

I love this app and can't wait for the next update. If each scene has a gps location marked on google maps it would be PERFECT!!!!!!!

My needs are simple: string of shots for a single scene. So this app worked awesome for that; no crashes or deleted info. I do not need the stripboard or the cast functions or even the location. I do in-house production for non-profit. I used this app off my iPad and it was great. I do wish I could customize a bit. Instead of Scene 1, Scene 2 etc, I would love it to read Shot 1, Shot 2. For a new scene I would just start a new project. Also, I wish there was a way to tag a shot as being a certain camera (or camera position). That way I can quickly see which shots to shoot from say Position A and which from B and so on. Would help shoot non linear saving time. I tried using the Delay tag to set certain shots apart and that kinda worked. Mass potential. Keep improving please!!

I don't know what happened, but the newest version is unusable. It crashes randomly, and often, usually after entering any data. It used to be a helpful tool, now I wish i hadn't wasted my money--and hours of trying to enter shoot information.

The app has promise. However, it is riddled with bugs. Both crash causing bugs and bugs that will cause the program to stick in text entry mode without allowing you to complete the entry and move on. Adding shots is non-intuitive and a bit confusing. If the dev can fix these issues, I'd reccomend it. Otherwise, save your money.

I bought this when it first appeared on the app store. Version 1 had some issues but the developer has addressed them all and added functionality that makes this a true replacement for the traditional stripboard. In fact, theres really no reason to resort to the old pen and paper approach Shotlist offers more in every way We now use it on all our productions, and being able to share shotlists through Dropbox makes it indispensable. The developers seem very committed to making Shotlist the digital standard for shot planning, with regular updates and listening to user requests. Great product!