Storeyz vs Notion for Shot Lists
Notion is where most creators start, and for good reason. Here is the point at which it stops working.
Notion is a genuinely good place to plan a video and a poor place to work from while filming. The break point is specific: Notion sorts one way at a time, so you either keep your list in story order and hunt through it on location, or sort it by location and lose the story. Storeyz holds both at once. If you never film out of order, Notion is fine and free.
Side by side
| Notion | Storeyz | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free tier is generous | Paid |
| Setup time | Hours to build a good database | Minutes from a template |
| Flexibility | Total | Shot lists only |
| Story order and shoot order at once | One sort at a time | Both, always |
| On-location check-off | Possible, awkward on mobile | Purpose-built |
| Reusable templates | Yes | Yes |
| Holds briefs, notes, everything else | Yes | No |
| Works while holding a camera | Not really | Yes |
When to choose something else
- You already run your whole workflow in Notion and want one place for everything.
- You need to store briefs, scripts, research and shot lists together.
- Budget matters more than shoot-day speed.
- You film in the order you planned, so a single sort is enough.
- You want total control over the fields and structure.
When Storeyz is the better fit
- You film out of order — by location, by light, by who is available.
- You want to tick shots off one-handed while filming.
- You do not want to spend an afternoon building a database before you can plan a video.
- You run the same job repeatedly and want a template that is already right.
- You have lost a shot because it was eleven rows away in a long document.
Try it on your next shoot
Storeyz keeps your shots in story order for planning and regroups them by location for the day — then you tick them off on your phone as you get them.
Questions
Can I use Notion as a shot list?
Yes, and plenty of people do. A database with fields for shot, size, location and status works well for planning. The friction appears on the shoot day, when you need the list grouped by location but also need to see whether the story still holds together.