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Shot List Software For Filmmakers

Our built-in shot list software allows you to create shot-by-shot visual breakdowns of each of your project’s scenes. You can also link your shot list to a camera coverage plan. Read more below.

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Stencil’s shot list software allows you to plan your scenes and visualize how they will turn out before you even start rolling your cameras.

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Shot List Software That Helps Filmmakers Get The Shots They Want

One of the hardest parts about being a filmmaker is taking the images that exist in your head and realizing those images on screen.

Stencil’s built in shot list software was designed to help ensure that the images that you have in your imagination are the images that end up being shows on screen. To take what’s in your mind and translate it to screen is no easy task, but Stencil’s shot list tools make the entire process much easier and more predictable.

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Powerful Shot List Software

Traditionally shot list software has existed apart from screenwriting software and storyboard software. With Stencil, it’s all within one platform.

Drag and Drop Shot List Reorder

Within Stencil, you can drag and drop the shots within your shot lists to re-order them.

Shot Lists Connected to Storyboards

Storyboards and shot lists share many similarities. For this reason, Stencil allows you to link your shot lists to your project’s storyboard.

Mark Shots Active & Complete

We’ve also added the ability to mark a shot as “active” or “inactive” allowing your cinematographer and camera department to view which shot is currently being worked on.

Shot Lists With Camera Setup Details

Shot lists need to give your project’s camera department at-a-glance camera setup details as well as allow them to drill deeper into the specifics of each setup.

View or Hide Shots List on Your Script Page

In order to connect your shot list to your story, we’ve also make your shot list viewable on your writing page.

Shot Lists Connected to Plot Visualization

In order to see each scene’s images, your film or video project’s shot list can be connected to your plot visualization page

Link Shots to Camera Coverage Plans

One of the most powerful features of our shot list software is its ability to be linked to our camera coverage tool. This allows you to visualize your camera setups.

All-In-One Film Production Software

Stencil comes will all of the tools you need to manage your film production studio. We help you manage storytelling, budgeting, casting, location scouting, storyboarding and so much more!

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Script Development With Team Collaboration

We help you break down the daunting task of writing a script into bite-sized chunks

Stencil comes with progress tracking tools that allow you to set word count milestones for your entire film, as well as your individual scenes. This allows you to focus on smaller, less intimidating milestones first as you quest towards your goal of writing a full length script.

Plot Visualization & Plot Boards

Visualize your entire story using our plot visualization features

Visualizing how your scenes fit together into a cohesive and well paced film or documentary is a challenge. However, our plot visualization tools make seeing your story from a top level perspective a breeze.

Character & Story Design & Tools & Templates

Our character and world building tools help you keep track of the people and places populating your world.

Easily add depth to your world by giving your characters, places, events and even world items a third dimension. Our world building tools allow you to flesh out your world in more detail.

Casting Tools To Find the Best Cast & Crew

Built in casting tools help you find the best actors and crew for the job.

Our built in casting software helps ensure you’re team is as strong as possible. Stencil will help you streamline and automate most of your project’s casting needs. Hold virtual auditions, shortlist candidates and much more.

Location Scouting Tools & Production Directories

Within Stencil you’ll be able to maintain a locations directory.

Easily manage location scouting and ensure you find the best locations for your film or documentary with Stencil’s built in location scouting software. Add location images, location cost rates and more.

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A Small Price to Pay to Create Better Films

Our film production management software was designed by filmmakers for filmmakers. All of the tools built into the software are designed to help you create higher quality films. Subscribing to Stencil is an investment in your film production studio, not an expense.

Sterling, Stencil Developer

FAQ

Still have a few last questions before taking stencil for a test drive?

We’ve tried to make Stencil as easy to use and user-friendly as possible. However, we’ve included an FAQ to the right to answer the most common questions we receive.

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What's the cost?

A full featured version of Stencil is free to try for 7 days (without a credit card). After 7 days, if you want to keep using the software, the cost is as low as $29 / month.

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Can I suggest a new feature?

Yes please! We want to make Stencil as powerful of a film production aid as possible. if you have ideas you can simply click on “suggestion box” in the left sidebar.

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Are there contracts?

No. There are no contracts. Our pro members pay as a little as $29 / month. If you ever want to cancel you can do so in one click on your “account settings” page.

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Can I use it for casting crew and actors?

Yes. Each of our paid plans come with our casting tool built in. Simply look for the plan that has the usage limits that you require.

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Do you offer offline access?

No we don’t offer offline access. Currently you must have an internet connection to connect to Stencil. We are primarily a web application since most production work is best done collaboratively and live.

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Who owns the content I create?

You do. We claim no rights whatsoever to the work you create within Stencil.

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Can I whitelable Stencil?

Yes. All of our plans come with the ability to embed Stencil on your own film studio’s website. You can also change the colors to match your film studio’s brand. your entire team / castings etc can all be managed from your own domain.

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I need help putting Stencil on my studio website.

We’d be happy to help. Simply click on “contact us” in the sidebar and let us know what you need. There is no cost for this service.

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I have a question

If you have a question that’s not covered on our website, simply reach out to us by clicking on “contact us” in the left sidebar.

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Is your product for indie filmmakers or studios?

We built Stencil to handle our own studio needs. Therefore, it’s primarily built to handle the needs of many different types of production studios working on various project types (i.e. films, documentaries, commercials, music videos etc.). However, solo filmmakers also use our software to manage smaller productions.

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