FeatherNett Outdoors Filming Shot List–Field Card

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—FILMING IN FIELD SHOT LIST—

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Filming-Field Card Shot List 

Rule of 1/3. Frame the Animal/Hunter in the camera taking up 2/3 of the frame with the open 1/3 of the frame in the direction that the animal/Hunter is facing or walking.

The Hunt Intro

  • Area Reference/Establish Scene

–Sun Rise, Sun Set, 

–Driving/Flying

–State/County Signs, 

–Scenery: Fields, Woods, Ect.

  • Opening Interview/Intro 

–In truck At boot camp, First at Hunting Location

–Share Game plan, Weather Conditions, Target deer, Movement Patterns, Your Hope for the Hunt! 

  • Journey to Hunt

–Unloading Gear—Getting Dressed at the Truck

–Packing Backpack with Gear, Grabbing Bow, Walking away From Truck.

–Walking to Stand—Field edge, Through the Woods, Crossing Creek, Crossing Fence

–Climbing into Tree-Stand

–Setting up Camera, Camera Arm —(Use 2nd Angle Camera)

–In Stand/Blind Interview—(Use Main Camera, 2nd Angle)

–Establish Scene of Hunt—Pan 45-90 Degrees to show Scenery.

 

B-Roll 

Tight Or Wide Angle Shots: Filler Footage for the Story of The Hunt!

–Bow, Arrow, Rangefinder, Release, Other Gear—

–Leafs Blowing, Sky, Water, Weather Conditions, Sun Rise/Set Time Lapse, 

–Other Gear or Surroundings that help establish Hunt.

–Wildlife: Birds, Rabbits, Squirrels, Ect.

The Hunt

Rule of 1/3. Frame the Animal in the camera taking up 2/3 of the frame with the open 1/3 of the frame in the direction that the animal/Hunter is facing or walking.

  • Focus on Filming the Target Animal. Do your best to get the shot on film, as this part can’t be replicated.
  • Don’t Over Work the Zoom. Find a Happy Medium Frame where you can clearly See the animal and some surroundings. 

The Shot/Post Shot

Do as Many of these as possible in the same lighting. Will be difficult to replicate if you don’t immediately follow up with these camera shots! 

  • Initial Reaction Post Shot- 

–Catch Authentic Emotions. Summarize What Happened During the Hunt or Pursuit Of the Animal!

  • Tight Angle Recreates: 

–Range-find before Shot, Clipping Release, Drawing Bow Back, 

–2nd Camera Angle Shooting, Replicate you spotting the buck. 

–Lowering Bow/Gun From Tree-Stand

–Do as Many of these as possible in the same lighting. Will be difficult to replicate if you don’t immediately follow up with these camera shots! 

The Recovery

 

  • Game Plan For Recovery, Backing out, Pursuing, Deer already Down? 
  • Tight Or Wide Angle Shots:

–Bloody Arrow, 

–Blood Trail, 

–Hunter Searching for blood.

  • Animal Found: Film Hunter Walking up on it. Camera man stays behind the Hunter. Make it seem like the first time you are finding the animal. Catch initial reaction, and emotions, celebration.
  • Tight Shots: 

–Deer, Rack, 

–Unique Features, 

–Entry/Exit Hole. 

  • Wide Angle shots: 

–Hunter holding deer, 

–Turning Head, 

–Picking Up the Head

–Adding License/Tag to the animal, 

–Get shot of filling out the tag

–Dragging/loading animal to take out of the Hunting area.

 

  • Tell the Full story Recap—Have animal in presentable position: Tell Key Points of The Hunt, What you did/planned to accomplish the harvest. Show High Fives, Shaking Hands, Giving Hugs! 

 

  • Closing Interview/Intro —If No Harvest! 

–In Stand, Back to Truck Post-Hunt

–Recap the Hunt, Share Game plan Moving Forward, Weather Conditions, Target deer, Movement Patterns, Your Hope for the Next Hunt! Set the Stage for the Next Successful Hunt!