Commercial & brand
Food Videography Shot List
Food video is about motion and texture. A static plate is a photograph; what makes food film work is steam, pouring, cutting, tearing, and the moment something is lifted.
This list runs from ingredients to finished dish, with the action shots called out at each stage.
Shots
33
Groups
6
Format
Checklist
The shot list
Ingredients
- 01All ingredients laid out, overhead
- 02Each key ingredient alone, close
- 03Raw texture macro
- 04Ingredients being weighed or measured
- 05Hands selecting or washing
Preparation
- 06Chopping, close on the blade
- 07Mixing or kneading, hands
- 08Pouring — liquid in motion, slow
- 09Sprinkling or seasoning from above
- 10Anything being folded, rolled, or shaped
- 11Overhead of the process at each stage
Cooking
- 12Food hitting the pan — sizzle and steam
- 13Flame or heat, close
- 14Bubbling, simmering, rising
- 15Stirring, from above and from the side
- 16Opening the oven — steam release
- 17Colour change over time, timelapse or slow
Plating
- 18Empty plate
- 19Each element placed, in order
- 20Sauce poured or drizzled, slow motion
- 21Final garnish dropped
- 22Wipe of the plate edge
Hero
- 23Finished dish, overhead
- 24Finished dish, 45°
- 25Finished dish, eye level
- 26Slow rotation or slide across
- 27Macro of the best texture
- 28Steam rising, backlit
The eat
The payoff shot. Film it more than once — the first take is rarely the best.
- 29Cutting into it — the reveal of the inside
- 30Fork or spoon lifting a portion
- 31Cheese pull, sauce stretch, or crumb break
- 32Someone taking the first bite
- 33Genuine reaction
Tips for this kind of shoot
- Backlight food. Steam, gloss and texture all disappear under front light.
- Film the cut and the lift more than once. They are the shots that get used and the first take is usually mistimed.
- Have a second, untouched version of the dish ready for the hero shots.
Use this list 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.