Real Estate Video Shot List (Free Checklist)
This is the shot list our editors wish every client shot to. Work through it room by room and you will have complete coverage — which means the edit will be good, and you will not discover a missing shot after you have left the property.
Print this page and take it to the shoot. Every line is a shot to capture. Hold each one for at least 8 seconds even if you only need 3 — short clips leave an editor nothing to cut on.
Before you start filming
- Every light on, throughout the property
- Every blind and curtain open
- Toilet seats down, bins hidden, worktops cleared
- Cars moved off the driveway
- Bins moved out of shot
- Pets and people out of every frame
- Lock exposure and white balance per room
- Shoot 4K if you have the storage — it gives the editor room to reframe for vertical
Exterior — approach
- Wide establishing shot of the full front elevation
- Slow push-in toward the front door
- Low-angle move along the front of the property
- Driveway and parking
- Front door detail — hardware, number, entrance
- Street context showing neighbours and setting
- Any distinguishing external feature
Entry and circulation
- Push through the front door into the hall
- Wide of the entrance hall
- Staircase from the bottom, looking up
- Staircase from the top, looking down
- Each landing
- Any corridor, walked at half pace
Main living space
- Wide from the doorway showing the full room
- Slow lateral drift across the room
- Reverse angle looking back toward the entrance
- Feature detail — fireplace, ceiling, joinery
- Window view looking out
- Low shot showing floor material
Kitchen
- Wide from the doorway
- Slow move along the run of units
- Island or peninsula from two angles
- Appliance detail
- Worktop material close-up
- Splashback and tap detail
- Any pantry, utility or larder
Dining and secondary living
- Wide of the dining space
- Move showing the connection to kitchen or living
- Any secondary reception, study or snug
- Garden view from inside
Bedrooms
- Primary bedroom: wide from doorway
- Primary bedroom: slow move to the window
- Primary bedroom: window view out
- En-suite: wide, entered from the bedroom
- Walk-in wardrobe or storage
- Each additional bedroom: one wide, one move
- Any loft or attic room
Bathrooms
- Wide from the doorway — mind the mirror reflection
- Shower or bath detail
- Vanity and tap detail
- Tiling and finish close-up
Outdoor space
- Wide of the rear garden from the house
- Reverse: garden looking back at the house
- Patio, terrace or decking
- Any pool, hot tub or water feature
- Outbuilding, garage or workshop interior
- Boundary and plot extent
- Any view from the garden
Aerial
- High wide establishing the property and plot
- Slow orbit at roof height
- Reveal — rise from behind a tree or roofline
- Push toward the property from distance
- Straight-down top shot showing plot shape
- Wide showing neighbourhood context
- Any nearby landmark, water or green space
Optional — agent to camera
- Agent introduction at the front door
- Agent walking through the main living space
- Agent sign-off with contact detail
- B-roll of the agent for cutaways
Shot count guide
| Property type | Target clip count | Approximate shoot time |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bed apartment | 20–30 | 30–45 minutes |
| Two to three bed home | 35–50 | 60–75 minutes |
| Four+ bed family home | 50–70 | 90–120 minutes |
| Luxury or estate | 70–100+ | Half day |
| Commercial | 40–60 | 90–150 minutes |
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How the checklist changes for three common property types
| Property type | Shots to prioritise | Shots to skip |
|---|---|---|
| Small condo/apartment | Slow reveal of the main living space, natural light at a window, building amenities if any | Drone (often not permitted or not useful at this scale) |
| Suburban single-family | Full exterior establishing shot, kitchen, primary bedroom, backyard, one drone establishing shot | Redundant coverage of similar-sized bedrooms |
| Luxury / large lot | Drone approach shot, pool or grounds, multiple distinct living areas, primary suite sequence | Rushing the walkthrough — luxury buyers expect a slower pace |
The most common shot-list mistake
Filming every room for the same 20–30 seconds regardless of how much it actually contributes to the story. A powder room and a primary suite don’t deserve equal screen time. Shoot coverage proportional to what the edit will actually use — extra footage of a room that isn’t a selling point just gets discarded, and the time spent capturing it would be better spent getting a clean second take of the kitchen or the exterior approach.
Written by the editing team at Real Estate Video Editor. We edit property video every day for agents, photographers and brokerages. Figures on this page carry a source and a date. If something here is out of date or wrong, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
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