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Sports Highlight Shot List Template
A highlight reel is not just the goals. What makes one watchable is everything around the action — the warm-up, the bench, the crowd, the reaction after the moment rather than the moment itself.
Cover the play, but budget real time for the rest.
Shots
27
Groups
4
Format
Checklist
The shot list
Before
- 01Venue or pitch, empty
- 02Team arriving
- 03Changing room, if permitted
- 04Warm-up drills
- 05Team talk or huddle
- 06Crowd arriving and filling
- 07Kit, boots, equipment detail
Play
- 08Wide of the full field of play, locked off
- 09Tight follow of the ball or lead athlete
- 10Low angle from pitch level
- 11High angle from the stand
- 12Each key player isolated
- 13Set pieces and restarts
- 14Scoring moments, from two angles if possible
- 15Slow motion of any physical or technical moment
Reaction
The most valuable footage in any highlight reel. The moment after is better than the moment.
- 16Celebration immediately after a score
- 17Bench reaction
- 18Coach reacting on the touchline
- 19Crowd erupting
- 20Disappointment and frustration
- 21Exhaustion — breathing, water, hands on knees
After
- 22Final whistle
- 23Handshakes
- 24Team huddle at the end
- 25Presentations or awards
- 26Players leaving the field
- 27Empty venue
Tips for this kind of shoot
- Film reactions more than action. Everyone has the goal; almost nobody has the bench.
- A locked-off wide gives you the tactical context that a tight follow cannot.
- Get the warm-up. It is where you get controllable, well-framed footage of every player.
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.