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shotlist

shotlist noun: a detailed list of all the shots required for a film.

Noun

shotlist (plural shotlists)

  1. A detailed list of all the shots required for a film.
    • The shotlist should be short — if you find yourself typing up more than one page per scene, you're not really getting the hang of it. Use common terminology whenever possible. From the shotlist, the DP can figure out, to some extent, how many lighting changes each scene will require.2013, Arthur Vincie, Preparing for Takeoff: Preproduction for the Independent Filmmaker

Forms of shotlist

pluralshotlists

Origin of shotlist

From shot + list.

Questions about shotlist

What does shotlist mean?
Shotlist means a detailed list of all the shots required for a film.
What part of speech is shotlist?
Shotlist is a noun.
What is the plural of shotlist?
The plural of shotlist is shotlists.

Words near shotlist in the dictionary

  1. shotless
  2. Shotley
  3. Shotley Bridge
  4. Shotleys
  5. shotlike
  6. shotlist
  7. shotlists
  8. shotmaker
  9. shotmakers
  10. shotmaking
  11. shotnoise

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