StudioBinder · Shot Lister · Storyflow

Plan the coverage.
Order the day.

The editor needs the right moments. The crew needs an order they can execute. Keep the shot’s purpose, setup and actual estimate together.

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Choose for the work
you need to carry forward.

StudioBinder suits a shot list within a production system, Shot Lister suits a director running the day on Apple devices, and Storyflow suits a visual plan built beside the brief. These recommendations use official documents retrieved October 5, 2026. They are editorial judgments without a vendor account trial, fabricated rating or claimed time saving.

StudioBinder

Coverage inside the production workflow.

The current shot-list page documents scene-based script imports, script-line shot tagging, selectable technical columns, camera or lighting setups, drag ordering and time-estimate totals. View-only links and collaborator comments support review; phone views let the team follow completion. Official shot-list workflow.

Choose it when the director, DP and AD need shot intent, technical specs and time estimates in the same production project. Decide who maintains the estimates and what a completion mark means. A listed shot is planned coverage; the actual recorded take still needs a review.

Setup cost: your script and shot structure need checking. Grouping setups can make the order clear, but the software does not know every talent window, access constraint or relight requirement unless you enter it. A script import creates the scene structure; it does not replace the director’s coverage decisions.

Handoff: check the real board, selected columns and actual PDF before sending it. Keep a reviewed version and the underlying editable work. Do not assume an arbitrary spreadsheet can be imported directly into the vendor from the existence of an export feature.

Shot Lister

A shot-by-shot plan you can run on set.

The official product page describes minute-based scheduling, customizable categories and Live Mode, with iOS and macOS download routes. Pro lists storyboards, script importing, crew sync, Scriptation and Apple Watch. Current product and plan features.

Choose it when the director or AD wants the current shot and remaining plan on an Apple device. The September 2026 feature note documents pre-call notes, offline storyboard additions, light mode, low-ink exports and the Pro watch workflow. Current 2026 release features.

Estimate semantics: the support guide says estimated time is your prep assumption; Live Mode increases it when a shot overruns until completion. You can disable Live Mode while still marking completion. Estimated time; Live Mode behavior.

Offline and handoff: the project author can continue Live Mode without internet, but crew updates wait for reconnection. Current PDF guidance describes selectable scenes or days, columns and optional timing visibility. Connectivity behavior; PDF export controls. Offline author work is different from live crew synchronization.

Storyflow

The coverage beside the brief and references.

Its dedicated shot-list page describes editable AI-created shot structure on a freeform canvas, references, camera and lens notes, shared read-only links and PDF export. The generated plan is a starting point you refine. Current shot-list workflow.

Choose it when a client-video brief, references and planned coverage should remain visible together. Name the intended deliverable and the reason for each shot. Review suggested angles, movement and setup order against the real location, crew and time windows.

Operational limits: the September comparison explicitly reports no offline or live on-set mode, and says the call-sheet PDF is drafted rather than sent with tracked confirmations. A visual plan is useful in prep; confirm the actual access and export before relying on it at a location. Dated vendor comparison.

Availability: standalone early access is paid-only. Invited collaboration is free today; standalone Free is announced for before the end of 2026. This explicit current availability outweighs the shot-list page’s generic free wording in its title. Current availability statement, checked October 5 without a signup test.

Start with the cut.
Then plan the set.

The practical order should preserve why each shot exists.

Name the moment and the deliverable.

An interview answer, product detail and end frame have different jobs. Write the actual cut and aspect ratio each shot supports. Mark a must-have as your own priority, and keep any unresolved coverage question visible.

Separate setup from capture time.

A setup or company move is work of its own. Enter it as an explicit row before the shots it supports. Do not silently add a fixed relight estimate to every shot or count a shared setup twice.

Keep the order editable and the record complete.

Move rows when the real day changes. Preserve stable shot IDs and complete notes. A manually checked completion box is your report, not authentication that the footage meets the brief. The utility below recalculates estimates; it does not monitor the set or send a call sheet.

Deliverable · Coverage · Setup · Audio · Priority · Notes · Deliverable · Coverage · Setup · Audio · Priority · Notes ·

Coverage Small original coverage plan illustration needs a reason.

An interview day

Keep the intended interview topic with its supporting B-roll. A reaction or an insert earns its place through the edit it supports. Enter your real setup and capture estimates, then review the remaining work with the crew.

A product video

Put the product reveal, handling action and readable details in the shot descriptions. Name each output orientation. Do not assume a wide composition will survive a vertical delivery without checking the actual framing.

An event recap

Keep fixed event moments in the project notes and place the needed coverage in the order you can capture it. The utility provides sequential duration estimates; it does not solve simultaneous camera assignments or fixed talent windows automatically.

A shooting order
you can actually hand off.

Create shot, setup and break rows, or import your own comma-delimited CSV using the pinned Papa Parse 5.5.3 library. Reorder the real coverage and inspect the sequential start and finish estimates. JSON saves the full project; CSV and Markdown carry every row and note.

Project titleStart timeAvailable elapsed minutesVersion / context

Complete project notes

The estimated order

Import an actual CSV shot list

Use the exact columns in the downloadable example: id, kind, scene, shot, deliverable, setup, description, framing, movement, audio, priority, minutes, done, notes. The header can be in any order; every listed field is required. done is true or false, and kind is shot, setup or break. Import replaces rows after complete validation and preserves project settings and notes. This is a neutral tool format, not a claim of direct import into the compared products.

Add your own coverage or load the explicitly fictional example.

All durations and completion marks are manual. The order is sequential, with explicit setup and break rows; there is no hidden setup multiplier or automatic optimization. Completed rows remain in the original estimated order; remaining duration separately counts unchecked rows. Start time is a clock label plus elapsed time, not a dated, timezone-aware calendar. Labels beyond midnight show +1 day, +2 days and onward. Fractional minutes are rounded to the nearest second for displayed timing and the effective total is disclosed. Complete notes are retained in every export. CSV export prefixes formula-like cells with an apostrophe for spreadsheet safety; use JSON for exact original text. Save JSON before leaving; no automatic storage, crew sync, authenticated approval or server upload.

Keep the limits explicit.

Which tool should I use on a disconnected set?

Shot Lister’s official support says the project author can continue Live Mode offline, with crew updates waiting for internet. Verify the actual project, device and export before the shoot. This browser utility provides a saved handoff, without promising offline installation or live crew synchronization.

Can a generated shot list replace coverage review?

Review every shot against the brief, scene, intended edit, available gear and real locations. A generated row or a time total does not prove that the coverage is complete or that the schedule is feasible.

Does checking a shot alter the original plan?

The original estimated order keeps every row. The remaining-duration summary counts unchecked rows separately. You can reorder or edit estimates manually; this utility does not infer actual start times from a completion checkbox.

What happens when an import is malformed?

The complete candidate is checked before replacing the current rows. Invalid quoting, duplicate headers or identifiers, missing fields, invalid durations and completion values retain your current work. JSON saves the exact editable state.

Carry the purpose
onto the set.

A useful shot list stays understandable when the day changes.

Prepare your handoff