09/15/2026
The app you need before your next tech scout 🎥📲


I’ve shared how I create my shot lists before, but I haven’t really broken down how I got the reference images for nearly all 67 shots in Morning Shed.

A huge part of that process was Cadrage, a director’s viewfinder app that let me use our actual locations to test the camera format, aspect ratio and lenses we were planning to shoot with.

Since Morning Shed was shot on 16mm film, being able to visualize what different lenses would actually give us in each space helped me figure out my framing, capture references for my shot list, and walk onto set already knowing so much more about the film I wanted to make. 🎞️

Because when you’re shooting on film, prep is EVERYTHING.

And these references weren’t just useful for me — they helped communicate the visual plan to my DP, crew and talent before we were racing against the clock on set.

💞 Comment “SHOT LIST” and I’ll send you the Google Sheets template I used to organize all 67 shots + their visual references!