Practical guide

Build a shot list for a one-person live production

A one-person shot list should match what the host can physically show and control without losing the explanation or the active product.

A one-person shot list should match what the host can physically show and control without losing the explanation or the active product.

A practical procedure

  1. List the wide view, essential close-ups and offer recap in the order they are needed.

  2. Use fixed product positions and rehearse each camera or scene change before adding live questions.

  3. Mark a simple fallback view that can carry the explanation when a planned change is impractical.

Worked example: a fictional session

A fictional solo host starts with a fixed table shot, moves the item to a marked close-up position and returns it before reading the buying summary.

Check the limits

A complicated shot plan can exceed one person's attention even when each individual action is easy.