Shot List for Pilot (Part One)

Joe Dea did an amazing job with a limited budget and an abreviated shooting schedule.  I thought it might be interesting to detail the shot lists he worked from during the shoot:

MotorSport Ranch Outline & Shot List
Three Drivers
Show Format: 48 minutes = six eight minute segments

• Segment One – What is MotorSport Ranch
• Segment Two – Driver One Profile (open wheel car)
• Segment Three – Driver Two Profile (Viper)
• Segment Four – Driver Three Profile (Ferrari)
• Segment Five – Time Trials
• Segment Six – The Race and Reaction

Who, what, where, when & why story points to cover:

1. What is MotorSport Ranch – how did it come to be?
2. Who is at the ranch – why, how & what they do there.
3. Who is Jack Farr and our three drivers?  What is their race car/sports car story?  What is their back-story?
4. What are the three cars we are featuring and what are their strengths and weaknesses on a racetrack – the cars are a Ferrari, a Viper, an open wheel racer.
5. Time trials and the race – why this race with three very different cars – what do we learn from the race?

The Cast:

Jack Farr – Owner
Michael Tari – Hedge Fund Manager
Deborah Loth – Dentist and Mother of Three
Jon Ward – Software Million (President Keil Software)

Things to Shoot:

1. Four interviews – these form the bed for the entire show (shoot time: setup and interviews 3.5 to 5 hours)
2. Documentary coverage of a busy day at the track (shoot time: 3 to 5 hours)
3. Our drivers and their crews arriving and prepping their cars (shoot time: 1.5 to 2 hours for each driver)
4. Off Track Documentary coverage of our driers and Jack Farr at work and at home.  (if we need to cut something this is the area to cut – shoot times may vary due to travel time)
5. Time trials – all drivers and crew watching.
6. The Race – post race at clubhouse, drivers have drinks and react to video of the race (shoot time: 1 day).

Here is Molly’s shot list: