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Free B-roll shot list generator
Paste your script. Get a numbered list of B-roll to film from your own work and life, each tied to the line it covers.
Your B-roll shot list
Check your camera roll first. Whatever you already have is one less thing to film.
Filming checklist
Grouped by place, so you film each place in one go.
Filmed them? Upload your talking video and these clips, and Hound places them for you, with a reason for each pick. First video free, up to 30 minutes.
Start freeExample: a business coach's script and its shot list
Example
This script was written for this page; the coach and the client are not real people. The list under it is what this generator made from it on November 9, 2026, with "business coach" as what they do.
The shot list it made: 6 shots
- Covers: "Every hour was booked, and none of it was hers."You scrolling slowly through a completely packed digital calendar on your laptop screen3-5 s, over your shoulder at the screen. Film at: DeskFilm once, reuse
- Covers: "writes her three priorities on a single index card."Your hand writing three numbered bullet points onto a blank index card with a pen3-5 s, close-up of your hands. Film at: Desk
- Covers: "That card sits next to her laptop all week."The written index card propped up against the base of your open laptop while you type3-5 s, eye level, from the side. Film at: DeskFilm once, reuse
- Covers: "puts a tick beside each priority she moved forward."Your hand drawing a neat checkmark next to one of the lines on the index card3-5 s, close-up of your hands. Film at: Desk
- Covers: "She went for a run before her first call,"You tying the laces of your running shoes near the front door3-5 s, low angle, looking down at your feet. Film at: StreetFilm once, reuse
- Covers: "shoebox on the shelf behind my desk."You lifting the lid off a small shoebox filled with stacks of old index cards3-5 s, eye level, from the side. Film at: Desk
Filming checklist
- Desk (5 shots)
- 1. You scrolling slowly through a completely packed digital calendar on your laptop screen
- 2. Your hand writing three numbered bullet points onto a blank index card with a pen
- 3. The written index card propped up against the base of your open laptop while you type
- 4. Your hand drawing a neat checkmark next to one of the lines on the index card
- 6. You lifting the lid off a small shoebox filled with stacks of old index cards
- Street (1 shot)
- 5. You tying the laces of your running shoes near the front door
Six shots for eleven lines of script: the hook, the guilty first week, the line about the card being a filter and the closing ask stay on the coach's face.
How to use it
- Paste your script, the transcript of a talk you already recorded, or the bullet points you speak from.
- Add what you do, so the shots come from your work: a coach's client call, a trainer's gym floor.
- Go through your camera roll first. You may have some of these already.
- Film the rest by place, with the checklist. Keep the shots tagged film once, reuse in an album of their own.
- Hold each shot a few seconds longer than the length given. You can always trim.
A shot list template you can copy
Five columns are enough for a video where you talk to camera. These rows are examples.
| Line in your script | What to film | Framing and length | Place | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I write three things on a sticky note" | Your hand writing the note | Close-up of your hands, 3-5 s | Desk | |
| "I stand by the window for the light" | You moving to the window | From the side, 5-8 s | Home | |
| "I walk to the coffee shop" | Your feet on the pavement | Low, from behind, 3-5 s | Street |
In ChatGPT or Claude
A shorter shot list works inside an AI assistant: what to film and where to look for it, line by line. Add Takehound as a connector with this address, then paste your script and ask what to film.
/mcp on this site - One tool, make_shot_list. It reads your script and gives the list back. It changes nothing and needs no account.
- Your script goes to the same model as on this page, and Takehound keeps none of it. What the assistant keeps is up to the assistant. See Privacy.
- It answers up to 15,000 characters of script, about 20 minutes of talk. There is a daily limit for everyone who uses it this way.
Questions
What is B-roll?
B-roll is any shot that cuts away from you talking to camera: your hands on the keyboard, the whiteboard, the street outside your office. Your voice carries on while the picture shows what you are saying. On a talking video it also hides the cuts between takes. More in B-roll for talking head videos.
How much B-roll do you need?
Fewer shots than most people think. This generator aims for about one shot for every three sentences and leaves your face on screen for the hook, the personal moments and the closing ask. What ten pages on the subject say, counted, is in How much B-roll do you need.
Does it suggest stock footage?
No. Every shot is something you can film yourself, with your phone, where you already work and live. For more ideas by kind of shot, see B-roll ideas for coaches.
What does "film once, reuse" mean?
The shot is evergreen: it fits many of your videos, like walking into your office or setting up a client call. Film it well once, keep it in its own album, and use it again.
Is it free, and do I need an account?
It is free and needs no account. Each visitor can make a few lists an hour, so the page stays up for everyone.
What happens to my script?
The pasted text is sent to our AI provider to make the list, and it isn't stored. Takehound counts that a list was made, and nothing of what was in it. See Privacy.