Property & real estate
Hotel & Resort Video Shot List
A hotel film sells an experience, not a property. That means the shots that matter most are the ones with people in them — arriving, eating, swimming, waking up somewhere better than home.
This list covers the building, then the experience of being in it.
Shots
36
Groups
6
Format
Checklist
The shot list
Arrival
- 01Approach — the road, the gate, the drive
- 02Exterior wide, hero angle
- 03Entrance and doors
- 04Reception and check-in
- 05Lobby wide and detail
- 06Being shown to a room
Rooms
- 07Standard room, two wide angles
- 08Suite or premium room, two wide angles
- 09Bed detail and linens
- 10Bathroom wide and fittings detail
- 11The view from the window or balcony
- 12Balcony or terrace in use
- 13Amenities, minibar, welcome detail
Food and drink
- 14Restaurant wide, dressed and empty
- 15Restaurant in service, guests eating
- 16Signature dish plating, close
- 17Bar and drinks being made
- 18Breakfast service
- 19Chef or staff at work
Amenities
- 20Pool wide, and from water level
- 21Spa treatment rooms and detail
- 22Gym
- 23Grounds and gardens
- 24Meeting or event spaces
- 25Any signature feature the hotel is known for
Experience
These are the shots that make a booking. Cast them properly — real guests or briefed models.
- 26Guests arriving and being greeted
- 27Waking up, curtains opening on the view
- 28Breakfast on a balcony
- 29Swimming, from the side and above
- 30Walking the grounds at golden hour
- 31Evening — lighting, fire, ambience
- 32Staff interactions, genuine
Aerial and time
- 33Aerial establishing the site and setting
- 34Aerial orbit
- 35Sunrise and sunset timelapse
- 36Night exterior with the building lit
Tips for this kind of shoot
- Film rooms before guests arrive and amenities when they are busy. An empty pool sells nothing.
- Golden hour twice — once at each end of the day. Most hotel films are carried by those two hours.
- Get releases for anyone recognisable, including staff.
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.