Hi All,

  I have had several requests for one of my shot lists and instead of re-sending them out to many different people I will just post one. Now remember, this is not about new creative ideas although it is based around what is selling well at the moment in Micro.
  The part to look at is the workflow that this list allows us to produce the most different scenarios in any given day as well as free me up to have fun with the models and keep the focus on them and the lighting. Along with keeping paid models working as much as possible ( It bugs me to have a paid model napping in the corner ).
  It is boring reading so if interested I suggest a skim to get the feel of how we keep moving at a fast clip. Before a few of you start getting critical remember I am not making a dime off of this and I am just offering it as a service to help maybe give people some new ideas.
 I realize some of you can't run out and start producing at this level right now in your young careers but you might find one small nugget of help if you look hard enough. We ended with 176 selects from this 2400 frame shoot day it was 6 hours of shooting time with pre and post production added on both ends.
 When my wife and I first started shooting stock 10 years ago we would be happy with ten shots from a day. Last time I posted one of these on this site I was criticized heavily and I am prepared this time for that but I sure would love to see this site turn more towards support and education rather than conflict and harassment. A good joke is always a plus as well.

P.S. The originals were color coded as well so each person in the crew can find their part of the production easily but that part didn't copy over when I pasted it.

Best,
AVAVA

                                                - STUDIO 48M SHOT LIST -


       - SHELLEY, KATARINA, LAUREN AND JON -    1 HR.      23 SHOTS

       - CASUAL, TEACHER -

       ( SET 1 CLASSROOM )

       ( PUT CHALK BOARD ON FALSE WALL TO MOVE, TEACHERS DESK AT BACK   
        OF CLASS )

       ( SET TWO SMALL LIVING ROOM )

    - SMALL GROUP -     

- PORTRAIT OF TEACHER AT DESK, PROFILE OF STUDENT LOOKING IN
  MICROSCOPE, PORTRAIT VERSION OF STUDENT WITH MICROSCOPE
  STRAIGHT ON, TEACHER AND STUDENT LOOKING THROUGH MICROSCOPE,
  PORTRAIT OF CLASS AND TEACHER AROUND MICROSCOPE, TEACHER
  HELPING BOY AT STUDENTS DESK WITH STUDIES, TEACHER HELPING GIRL
  WITH STUDIES AT STUDENTS DESK, CHILD HOLDING SMALL RECYCLE TRASH
  CAN UP IN FRONT OF CLASS ( BUY RECYCLE STICKER IF YOU CAN ), TWO 
  STUDENTS LOOKING AT LAPTOP, PORTRAIT OF TWO STUDENTS WITH LAPTOP
  IN CLASS TOGETHER, TEACHER HELPING STUDENT ON LAPTOP IN CLASS,
  PORTRAIT OF SINGLE STUDENT WITH LAPTOP IN CLASS, PORTRAIT OF
  STUDENT WITH BACKPACK IN FRONT OF CLASS VERSION SHOWING HEAVY
  LOAD, PROFILE OF STUDENT GIVING TEACHER RED APPLE, PORTRAIT OF
  STUDENT OFFERING CAMERA APPLE, PROFILE OF STUDENT PUTTING BOOKS
  IN CUBBIE, PROFILE OF STUDENT SITTING ON FLOOR LEANING AGAINST
  CUBBIES TIEING SHOES    17

     ( CHALK BOARD SERIES )

- PROFILE OF GIRL WORKING ON MATH PROBLEM ON CHALK BOARD WITH
  TEACHER IN BACKGROUND, PROFILE OF TEACHER WRITING DAYS LESSON
  ON CHALK BOARD, PROFILE OF BOY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM ON
  CHALK BOARD PUZZLED AND SCRATCHING HIS HEAD, PROFILE PORTRAIT OF
  BOY WRITING ANSWER ON CHALK BOARD, PORTRAIT OF STUDENT STANDING
  AT CHALK BOARD PROUD OF GETTING ANSWER CORRECT, PORTRAIT OF
  TEACHER HOLDING BOOK AND CHALK STANDING AT CHALK BOARD    6

   




    - ADD AARON AND HALEY -      - CASUAL -     1 HR.     20 SHOTS

   -TEACHER AND BIG CLASS -   

- PORTRAIT OF TEACHER AND KIDS AT TEACHERS DESK, TEACHER HELPING
  STUDENT AT TEACHERS DESK SHOT THROUGH OTHER KIDS AT THEIR DESKS,
  PORTRAIT OF TEACHER STANDING IN FRONT OF CLASS WITH KIDS IN
  BACKGROUND AT THEIR DESK, PORTRAIT OF TEACHER AND STUDENTS
  TOGETHER AT STUDENTS DESKS, PORTRAIT OF TEACHER AND STUDENTS
  CHEERING AT STUDENTS DESK IN CLASS, TEACHER LEADING CLASS
  POINTING TO STUDENT WHO IS RAISING HAND, SHOT OF KIDS HANDS RAISED
  WITH BLACKBOARD IN BACKGROUND, PORTRAIT OF TEACHER SHOT
  THROUGH CLASS STUDYING, TEACHER SHOWING CLASS GLOBE AND
  DISCUSSING IN FRONT OF CLASS, STUDENT READING REPORT TO CLASS
  SHOT THROUGH CLASS    10

     ( TURN DESKS 180 DEGREES )

- PORTRAIT OF PROUD STUDENT HOLDING UP REPORT TO SHOW CAMERA,
  STUDENT SHOWING CAMERA DNA STRAND WITH CLASS IN BACKGROUND,
  STUDENT HOLDING UP BEAKER OF BUBBLING LIQUID WITH GLOVES AND
  GLASSES ON WITH CLASS IN BACKGROUND   3

    ( TURN DESKS TO PROFILE AND MAKE ROW  )

- PROFILE OF ROW OF STUDENTS ON COMPUTERS,PROFILE PORTRAIT OF
  STUDENT IN ROW OF OTHER STUDENTS ONE BOY VERSION AND ONE GIRL
  VERSION, ROW OF STUDENTS LOOKING AT LAPTOPS, PORTRAIT OF ONE
  STUDENT IN ROW OF OTHERS LOOKING AT LAPTOPS, TEACHER IN HELPING
  ONE STUDENT IN ROW OF STUDENTS ON LAPTOPS, PORTRAIT OF STUDENT AT
  LAPTOP SHOT FROM ABOVE WITH STUDENT LOOKING UP OVER SHOULDER AT
  CAMERA SMILING    7

 - BRYCE, EMMA AND LSIA MARIE, TEACHER?  -   - CASUAL -   2 HRS.   40 SHOTS

    - CLASSROOM -

- PORTRAIT OF EACH STUDENT AT DESK WITH OTHERS IN BACK DIFFERENT
  PROPS FOR EACH ONE ( NOTEBOOK, LAPTOP, CALCULATOR,ETC... ) STUDENT
  TEXT MESSAGING IN CLASS SHOOT THROUGH OTHERS, TWO GIRLS PASSING
  NOTE IN CLASS FROM ONE DESK TO THE NEXT, STUDENTS LOOKING AT
  LAPTOP IN CLASS, GIRLS TAKING PHOTO OF THEMSELVES IN
  CLASSROOM WITH CELL PHONE, TEACHER HELPING STUDENTS AT LAPTOP,
  PORTRAIT OF TEACHER WITH STUDENTS     8
     
    ( TURN DESKS FOR PROFILE )

- PROFILE OF STUDENTS STUDYING AT DESKS, PROFILE OF STUDENT
  REACHING FORWARD TO GET OTHER STUDENTS ATTENTION BY TAPPING
  THEM ON THE SHOULDER WITH A PENCIL, PROFILE OF TWO STUDENTS
  PASSING NOTES IN CLASS, PROFILE OF TWO STUDENTS AT SEPARATE
  DESKS ALL TEXT MESSAGING WHILE HIDING PHONE BEHIND BOOK OR DOWN
  IN LAP,    4

     ( GROUP DESKS )
 
- DESKS PUSHED TOGETHER GROUP OF STUDENTS WORKING ON PROJECT,
  SAME AS LAST SHOT BUT SHOT FROM ABOVE CHANGE PAPER WORK TO
  THREE LAPTOPS, PORTRAIT OF GROUP OF STUDENTS LOOKING UP AT
  CAMERA SHOT FROM ABOVE    3

     - SEAMLESS -

 - PORTRAIT OF EACH AS STUDENTS DIFFERENT PROPS ( BACKPACKS, BOOKS,
  SOCCER BALL FUN HAT, ETC...), PORTRAIT OF GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH
  DIFFERENT PROPS,  PORTRAIT OF STUDENTS WITH BOOKS AND  FOLDERS 
  LOOKING BOARD AND DEPRESSED,  PORTRAIT OF STUDENT WITH
  INSTRUMENT, PORTRAIT OF STUDENTS HOLDING BOOKS AND FOLDERS
  SHOT FROM ABOVE, PORTRAIT OF GROUP OF STUDENTS CHEERING SHOT
  FROM ABOVE    8

    ( ADD BLACK BACKGROUND ADD MOODY LIGHT )

- CLOSE UP PORTRAIT OF EACH STUDENT WITH DRAMATIC LIGHT AND BLACK
  CLOTH BACKGROUND     3

    - SMALL LIVING ROOM -

- PROFILE OF GIRL SITTING IN BIG CHAIR WITH LAPTOP, PORTRAIT OF GIRL
  SITTING IN BIG CHAIR CUDDLING THROW PILLOW, PROFILE OF GIRL SITTING IN
  BIG CHAIR TEXT MESSAGING, PROFILE OF BOY LAYING ON FLOOR WITH FEET
  UP ON CHAIR TEXT MESSAGING, TWO GIRLS LAYING TOGETHER ON FLOOR OF
  LIVING ROOM SHARING SET OF IPOD HEAD PHONE LISTENING TO FAVORITE
  SONG, TWO GIRLS LAYING ON FLOOR OF LIVING ROOM TEXT MESSAGING
  TOGETHER LAUGHING ABOUT THE MESSAGE THEY JUST GOT, PORTRAIT OF   
  GIRL HOLDING SKATE BOARD UP TO CAMERA TO BLOCK HIS FACE HE WILL
  NEED SKATER TYPE HAT AND T SHIRT, PORTRAIT OF GIRL SITTING ON
  SKATEBOARD ON FLOOR OF LIVING ROOM, PORTRAIT OF GIRL SITTING
  AGAINST THE WALL WITH HIS SKATEBOARD, PORTRAIT OF GIRLS SITTING
  AGAINST WALL WITH PACKS AND BOOKS SITTING NEXT TO THEM   10
 

    - BRENDA, DUSTIN AND BRANDY -     - CASUAL -    2 HRS.    41 SHOTS

     - CLASSROOM -

- PORTRAIT OF EACH AS TEACHERS AT HEAD OF EMPTY CLASS ROOM CHANGE
  UP ANGLE AND LIGHT, PORTRAIT OF MALE TEACHER SHAKING RULER AT
  CAMERA WITH STERN LOOK ON HIS FACE SHOT WITH WIDE ANGLE
  LENS,PORTRAITS OF EACH STUDENT WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOL PROPS SHOT
  THROUGH OTHERS,  GROUP OF STUDENTS LEANING IN TO LOOK AT LAPTOP
  TOGETHER SHOT FROM OVER LAPTOP, GROUP PORTRAIT LEANING IN TO
  LOOK AT LAPTOP TOGETHER, MALE STUDENT ASLEEP AT DESK, PORTRAIT OF
  MALE STUDENT COMPLETELY BORED AT DESK HEAD IN HANDS   11

    (PUSH DESKS TOGETHER )

- GROUP WORKING TOGETHER AT DESKS PUSHED TOGETHER EACH WITH
  LAPTOP FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES, SAME SHOT BUT SHOT FROM DIRECTLY
  ABOVE WITH SIDE LIGHT AND CONTRAST, INDIVIDUAL SHOTS OF EACH
  STUDENT FROM DIRECTLY ABOVE STUDYING ADD EXTRA CONTRAST   6

    ( TURN DESKS FOR PROFILE )

- PROFILE OF ALL THREE STUDYING AT SEPARATE DESKS, PROFILE MAN
  LEANING FORWARD AT DESK TO ASK OTHER STUDENT QUESTION, PROFILE
  OF TEACHER LEANING IN TO  HELP STUDENT SITTING AT DESK WITH WORK ON
  LAPTOP, PROFILE OF STUDENT TEXT MESSAGING AT HER DESK WHILE THE
  OTHERS ARE STUDYING WITH BIG SMILE FROM GOOD NEWS    4
 

    - LIVING ROOM -

- PORTRAIT OF ALL THREE TRYING TO SIT TOGETHER IN BIG CHAIR WITH MAN
  IN THE MIDDLE, PORTRAIT OF WOMAN IN CHAIR COMFY POSITION LOOKING AT
  LAPTOP, PROFILE PORTRAIT OF WOMAN SITTING IN CHAIR WITH CELL PHONE
  OR LAPTOP, WOMAN LAYING ON COUCH WRITING IN JOURNAL, PORTRAIT OF
  WOMAN LAYING ON COUCH, MAN SITTING FORWARD ON COUCH WITH
  REMOTE IN HAND AND SOCCER BALL ON COUCH CHEERING CAMERA AS IF 
  HIS TEAM JUST SCORED ON TV, WOMAN JUMPING ON COUCH EXCITED,
  PORTRAIT OF COUPLE ON COUCH, PORTRAIT OF TWO WOMEN AS BEST
  FRIENDS ON COUCH   9






   ( SHOT FROM ABOVE )

- WOMAN LAYING ON COUCH WITH EYE MASK OVER EYES SHOT FROM
  DIRECTLY ABOVE, MAN LAYING ON COUCH PLAYING GUITAR SHOT FROM
  DIRECTLY ABOVE, WOMAN LOOKING AT LAPTOP LAYING ON COUCH SHOT
  FROM DIRECTLY ABOVE   3

    - SEAMLESS -

- PORTRAIT OF EACH STUDENT WITH SCHOOL PROPS, PORTRAIT OF GROUP OF
  STUDENTS SHOT FROM ABOVE, PORTRAIT OF GROUP OF STUDENTS
  CHEERING CAMERA SHOT FROM ABOVE, PORTRAIT OF ALL THREE TOGETHER
  AS STUDENTS, PORTRAIT OF MALE MECHANIC WITH RAG AND CLIP BOARD,
  PORTRAIT OF FEMALE ATHLETE WITH SOCCER BALL, PORTRAIT OF WOMAN
  DOCTOR WITH STETHOSCOPE AND CHARTS, GROUP PORTRAIT OF ALL THREE
  CHARACTERS TOGETHER     8

    124 TOTAL SHOTS

Ya thanks john, i really didn't realize shoots were that planned out. I guess i should put more detail into my shoot plans

Het CD,

 If I could just figure out how to avoid those bathroom breaks I think thre is room for more Thanks for the support folks I am glad there is someone out there that can get a little something from this. Remember to incorporate this concept into your own style of shooting. It still helps to have a direction even if you are shooting 3 shots a day. If you read the entire thing you will also find it works well as a sleeping aid.

Best,
AVAVA

Hi Noam,

 You are a cool cat. Just be careful about the praise guys, I like to help but it is the praising that gets people to attack me.

 I don't know what to put up next week but I'll come up with something. Of coarse nothing as cool as the chicken pod. How can you beat that.

Happy Thankgiving to al those here in the States and to all you Ex-pats outside the borders to.
Peace everyone,
J

Not criticising, but I've done sessions like that, and rigth now, I prefer to concentrate in quality and getting the rigth shot I have in mind, although that costs me tenwty or 40 minutes and a number of tries and approaches. I've even made one shot in a three hours outdoors nigth session. I 've discovered that so done, the shots sell way better.

Jonathan,
Thanks for posting the videos and your shot list and for all your insights into this business.
You have studied and analyzed this industry in ways that most of us could never conceive. Certainly gives one pause to reconsider how we are going about this.
I look forward to reading more of your posts.

Thanks
Steve

Jonathan, again you amaze me with your generosity!  Many thanks for sharing your experience.  Definitely there is something to learn here and in your videos for people of all levels. 

I don't have near the space you have, but I am certainly thinking in terms of more efficient uses of the space and time I do have thanks to your inspiration

Your work is just stunning and will be an asset to any site you upload to!

Thanks again,

 I have been getting some PM's and thank you all for those as well. I really love to be able to give back to this great industry anyway I can. As I have been telling my PM's I have over 200 shot lists saved. Some are Micro like I shared and others are Macro RF, RR and RM. All are approached differently from cost and timing as well as talent, location and lighting. If anyone would like another version please drop me a PM and I will be happy to share.

Best,
AVAVA

 Hey Sean,,

 I might if I can find the time I am always happy to share info with my fellow photographers. I am not going to be shooting as much anymore so there might finally be some free time after a bit of golf. I will need help as I am internet stupid on the web building end, I have spoken with a designer here in Seattle but one of the people that liked my shot lists and info I offer here on the site was kind enough to offer his services to help build such a critter for free. Pretty cool. I have met some super people on this site.

AVAVA

Hi Yuri,

 Yes I also pre-scout my locations and shoot images to help build my shot lists then when we are doing the location shoot the shot list is written with each concept followed by a corresponding photo of the basic angle and location. Studio stuff my first assistant pretty much sets and I just tweak it a bit the night before. I find it really lets me work with the models and have fun with them the more prepared I am. Thanks for all the great info on your site.

Best,
Jonathan
AVAVA