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How to plan a video before the shoot: shot lists, script timing, shoot days. Methods that work with any tool, shown on real projects.

• Words to minutes: how long will your script run? — Divide the word count by your words per minute: at 150 wpm, 1000 words run 6:40. Add the silent stretches, and you know the runtime before the shoot.
• How to make a shot list (with a template) — A shot list turns a script into the setups you will actually film. How to build one from beats, which columns it needs, and a template to copy.
• How to plan a solo shoot day: a shooting schedule for one — A shooting schedule for one person: order shots by light and setup instead of by script, and fit the day into the hours you really have.
• Camera shot types: shot sizes and angles explained — The nine shot sizes from extreme wide to extreme close-up, the camera angles, and how to choose them shot by shot, with examples and a cheat sheet.