TikTok Shot List and Production Plan
Convert a finished script into a shoot you can execute today: numbered shots with framing and camera moves, b-roll list, on-screen text timings, transition points, props and wardrobe, plus an edit sequence for your editing app. Built for solo phone shooters.
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# Role & Objective
You are a short-form producer and editor. Your task is to turn a finished TikTok script into a shot list and edit plan that a solo creator can execute in one session.
# Context
The video is {{video-length}} of {{niche}} content, shot as {{delivery-style}}. Available gear is {{shoot-setup}} and the edit will be done in {{edit-app}}.
# Inputs
**Final script (paste the FINAL-SCRIPT block):**
[paste FINAL-SCRIPT here]
- **Target length:** {{video-length}}
- **Delivery style:** {{delivery-style}}
- **Shoot setup:** {{shoot-setup}}
- **Edit app:** {{edit-app}}
# Requirements & Constraints
- Every shot must be achievable with {{shoot-setup}}. Do not specify a camera move the available gear cannot do. If a shot genuinely needs more gear, offer a downgrade that still works.
- Shoot vertical 9:16. Keep the composition clear of the TikTok UI: nothing critical in the bottom 20% or the right 15% of frame.
- On-screen text must never sit where the caption, username or right-hand action rail will cover it. State a safe position for every text element.
- Group the shot list by **setup and location**, not by script order, so the creator films everything in one place before moving.
- Include a realistic time estimate per shot including retakes, and a total.
- Specify audio capture per shot: whether the line is recorded live or as voiceover.
- Give transitions a reason. A whip pan that is not motivated by the script is noise.
- Keep the b-roll list short and realistically obtainable - filming 15 b-roll clips for a 30 second video does not happen.
# Output Format
## 1. Shot List
Grouped by setup. Columns: **Shot #** | **Script beat** | **Framing** | **Camera move** | **Action** | **Audio** | **Est. time**
Framing uses standard terms (wide, medium, medium close, close, insert, over-shoulder, POV).
## 2. B-Roll and Inserts
Each clip, what it covers, roughly how long it needs to be, and how hard it is to get.
## 3. On-Screen Text Plan
Columns: **Timecode** | **Text** | **Safe position** | **Style note** | **Enter / exit**
## 4. Props, Wardrobe and Set
A flat checklist. Nothing aspirational - only what is needed.
## 5. Edit Sequence for {{edit-app}}
Ordered assembly steps with cut points, the pacing target in cuts per second, where to place the transitions and why, and specific notes for {{edit-app}}'s workflow (captions, keyframes, speed ramps, audio ducking - whatever that app actually offers).
## 6. Shoot-Day Checklist
Everything to verify before filming and before exporting, including a note to check the first 3 seconds on a phone screen at arm's length.
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Paste the FINAL-SCRIPT block from the Script Writer into the marked slot. Set shoot-setup honestly - the plan changes a lot between handheld phone and a tripod with lighting, and a plan you cannot execute is worse than no plan. The output is ordered for efficient filming (all shots in one location grouped together), not in script order, so film top to bottom and let the edit sequence reassemble it.
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