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Shot Director

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The fastest way to time and log every take on set

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Why we expect it: Its clear, focused value for on-set filmmakers and thorough feature set make it a well-targeted tool.

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In short

Shot Director Turns an iPhone or iPad into a digital slate and shot log for film crews. Filmmakers can time takes with ACTION and CUT buttons, rate each one, and export colour-coded Excel, PDF, CSV or plain text reports. What stands out is that it works fully offline and keeps all data on the device.

Summary by Debuts, based on the App Store listing.

About

The fastest way to time and log every take on set.

Shot Director turns your iPhone into a digital slate and shot log. Hit ACTION, hit CUT, tap a rating, and you're ready for the next take. No clutter, no learning curve, no subscriptions.

TIME EVERY TAKE • Big ACTION / CUT button, easy to hit without looking • Frame-accurate LED timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF) • 12 frame rates from 23.976 to 120 fps • Live timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Apple Watch app: roll, cut and rate from your wrist • Resume a take after an accidental CUT • Digital slate: an animated clapperboard with your scene and take, plus clapper sound and torch flash to sync sound and picture

RATE AS YOU GO • Mark each take Good, Bad, Incomplete or Best with one tap • See your Best Takes Total and Total Record Time at a glance • Remove Bad or Incomplete takes in one go, with Undo

ORGANISE BY SCENE • Set a target length and watch your Best-takes progress bar fill • Totals for the whole production or just the current scene • Take numbers go up automatically, separately for each scene • Name scenes and jump between them • Add notes to any take

PROFESSIONAL EXPORTS • Colour-coded Excel spreadsheet with totals for every scene • PDF report, ready to email to the editor • "Best takes only" exports, the circled-takes list your editor wants • CSV and plain text • Includes production, crew, camera and sound details

BUILT FOR REAL SHOOTS • Keep separate productions for every shoot or shoot day • Works on iPhone and iPad • Production setup for director, producer, 1st AD, DOP, sound and more • Keeps your screen awake on set • Works fully offline. Your data never leaves your phone

Made by a filmmaker, for filmmakers.

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