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The Photo Shot List for a Listing Video, Room by Room

For every room, three photos along one line — where the clip opens, a view on the way, where it lands — at the same height and in the same light; for the exterior, three up the drive and three along the front; for aerials, three along one line from a licensed pilot. Hand this list to your photographer and the stills package becomes a video package.

By the Villenza team · Published

The rule behind every room

Opening frame, path, landing frame. The opening is where a buyer would first see the room; the landing is the detail the room is about. The camera-move guides show the exact map for each move.

Room by room

  • Kitchen: doorway wide → halfway → the island close. Add a straight-on and an overhead-angled shot if you want the overhead rise.
  • Living room: corner wide → halfway → the fireplace or window close. Add left-of-feature and right-of-feature for a truck & pan.
  • Primary bedroom: doorway → halfway → the window or headboard wall.
  • Bathroom: doorway → halfway → the tub or vanity; add a ceiling-angled shot for a tilt.
  • Staircase: foot of the stairs → mid-flight → the landing.
  • Tall room: eye level → angled up halfway → the ceiling, from one spot.
  • Outdoor room: inside facing the doors → in the doorway → outside on the patio.
  • Pool: one end → midway → the far end, facing across the water.
  • Exterior: kerb → halfway up the drive → at the door; and left corner → front door → right corner from across the street.
  • Aerials: three along one line — front, over, back for a fly-over; high, mid, low straight down for a top-down.

Questions

Can the photographer shoot these on the normal visit?

Yes — it adds a few minutes per room. Most already take the opening and the landing; the middle frame is the addition.

What about the secondary bedrooms?

Three each, doorway to window. They are the quickest rooms.

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Hand the list to your photographer.

Three frames per room and every move is available.

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