Shot Designer

Help is useless. You try something and you're boy really sure if that's can be done. And can't save it and see if that's okay: no saving unless you buy it (20$!). Well, should have told me before I downloaded it, idiots.

Really odd that there's no way to show overhangings from buildings and there is no way to show stairs. There's a bare minimum of props and set pieces to use, is there a way to import your own props because that would make the most sense

The touch interface is user hostile and it's near impossible to select what you want in a busy scene. It takes 45 minutes to set up with this software something you can draw on paper in seconds. This is a good idea because laying out your shots is a good idea, but I find the software gets in the way of actually doing that. It's super frustrating when camera tracking involves tapping six things when you just need a line to exist. The whole control point scheme is a tap click nightmare. Glad the software exists, it's just a productivity killer on my set.

A hefty price and no update since October 2015? Can the developer confirm that this app is not deadware, please? UPDATE: 12 days later and still no answer... you are not getting my money, buddy.

I rather use a pencil and paper, it is sux useless apps. Waste of money if purchase

I originally thought it was free but now I'm disappointed that I can't save for free. ????

This is everything I have been looking for...and more! Will likely get the pro version, it's that good. A must-have for student and pro filmmakers!!

I use it all the time. I love the animated blocking feature.

It's awesome for making shooting floor plans. Use it regularly.

love this app!!

Nice software

Grt for my exp lvl (Adult student- screen and media). This has so much potential to becoming a fully fledge post/production app. (#sometimes, if I focus real hard, brilliant things appear in front me).

Fairly well done interface which is mostly intuitive makes it easy to design simple or complex shots quickly. The sync solution uses Dropbox, so you have to have a Dropbox account in order to sync across devices, which is annoying. At the very least, it would be nice to be able to choose a file share provider, such as Drive or whatever. You can't batch export scenes, which is already a pain for the short I'm working on with < 10 scenes. I can only imagine trying to do a feature length film with this and having to manually export 100+ scenes to PDF to be able to print and share with the crew. I imagine if anyone is actually using this for big productions they either share a Dropbox account across the whole team and bring their devices on set (which is probably not a bad solution anyway) or some poor intern spends hours exporting files. At any rate, a batch export feature seems to be a glaring omission. Other than that, a very useful app, and I hope to watch it improve moving forward.

Shot Designer makes me feel like a director of photography which is something I like. It feels fun to place the cameras and get good angles of the action. In this app, you can move the characters, place props, and design the set. That's more than what I asked. This could've been a great app but of course they have to blow it by not allowing the most important thing: saving. Paying a fortune for 'Pro Edition' is unacceptable. At least a five slot save and I'll be happy. In fact exchange the props for save.

this app should get 4.9 star. but only one prb makes it so bad. no one work only one scene in 1 day. we did all shot division in 1 time, its not like that, one done thene I handed another work. when the director says what's the plan for nxt scene? what should i say " give me some time, i m working on it on the spot?... plz slove it as soon u can. its a very usefull for us. Thanks

Such a great app, makes communicating with crew and Directors so much easier, the interface is very easy to use and instinctive. A few more props would be good but its no big deal.

Testing the app,but before buying pro I have one concern.Does the directors viefinder get better? Currently I am getting a pixalated quality.

I liked it at first but after doing one scene and doing another i found out I couldn't watch them play as to give me a rough draft out the video. I do music videos so I was going to use this app to help set a story up but it didn't work the way I thought it would

Can't save unless you pay. Why is there even a free version?

One of the most useful app around for Directors, DPs, Gaffers and everyone in between. A 1st AC pulled this out on prep days and I was sold. Been trying the free version for a few days now and just about to get the Pro vers. Hyper intuitive and very easy to layout a shot/scene. The shot list is also really handy and upgrading to the Pro version let's you export layouts and shot lists in jpg, PDF and worksheet formats. Nice one...

Easy to love ! Support couple of languages. Waiting for more apps by this company.

my favorite app

Great app for blocking scenes!

Nice app

Sometimes I just have to make a single lighting plan for a DP that is filling in for a day. seems there is no way to label the camera settings to the camera icon ... Kind of annoying. Also can't figure out for the life of me how to make arrows. I need to make labels for each light informing the DP which light is what but for some reason the labels float above the light rather than linking to it with some sort of indicator such as a line. otherwise it's a great app!

Its for professionals but its expensive for a mobile app. Dont bother with the free version like I did, you cant save your work. Its good for camera blocking, yet I prefer Celtx

Totally worth the money! I just wish they could add some dedicated features for the theatre as well... Would be helpful for the theatre directors.

Please update for Google's new camera API. The image is inverted on my Nexus 5x when taking photos of checks.

Love this app.

I can understand your marketing this for the price you have, but for the purpose of proving stability in program; you need to offer holding one saved work. Let us see if it works when we get back to work on it. The $ 19.00 is a lot for a mobile app. Personally; I've been burned to often.

I love this app. 5 stars. The free version is a good introduction but if your serious, the paid version is well worth it. It really is quick, and after learning the in's and outs it is intuitive. They really have thought of almost everything. The desktop version ( I have a Mac Pro) is just as good. I hope they continue to develop it, like adding more props (hint: like Celtix props) and maybe a way to tie it into the pages of your script. Nevertheless, well done! I hope their support is just as good!

I bought it with my iPhone and it stopped working few minutes later. I sent a message and they answered that the problem could take a week to be solved. I had taken pictures on the set so I downloaded the app to samsun S3. They sent me a code to be placed in somewhere in the app that doesn't exist in the app version for Samsung S3. So I have spent time trying to solve this problem but it still unsolved. So I highly not recommend you to pay for it until it works for free on your device.

I just really wish it would save everything online though. Going back and forth between my phone and desktop with emails gets a little annoying. Other than that, nothing worth complaing about. Very helpful when making sure the dp and director are on the same page.

It really help me outline my production needs.

I cant save my scenes idon,t know why?????

One of the best Android app for filmmakers.

Thus far, I'm impressed. I haven't used it for an actual production but I think it'll be fun when I do.

Great app, use it all the time!

Having watched the 6-DVD Master course from HCW, this is the perfect companion! Any filmmaker should own the materials offered by HCW, this app and the DVD set!!!

Very useful on set. Only suggestion is to have better integration with a script even in pdf format