Evaluating How Effective Was the Shot List - Reflection

 The Use of the Shot List:

The shot list was for us to stay in order so we shall be able to get all of the shots needed. The director uses it to name the shot for the editor. The editor used it to stay on track when editing. For the cinematographer it was the order they need to follow.

The one we used:

The old post about it: The Procedures of Media. The learn how and making of a Film. 2025: Shot List - Planning. This post has the original shot list that I will use to see how well we followed the actual film.

The scene again for reference:

Matrix (1999)

Why am I Evaluating the Shot List:

Before, filming our editor was wondering how to make the scenes more fluid when it comes the audio and how to work with the cuts. So, he researched a way to make it easier. What he found: film at one angle for the entire time. This really only works on heavy cut dialog scenes. There is a thing called a voice over which we used. We went away from the shot-list. Was that necessary? The question I propose is, how successful was that way? 

The Answer:

Looking back at it. It was not successful. We gave more work for the editor and less to me. This has caused the cut to be less fluid and more effort to be put into fixing it. I wish we were able to get more filming time so, we could do it the proper way and make the work more balanced. This has caused strain in the editing prosses.

Hope we fix this and do not pick the lazy option next time.