CINEside | Shot List & Script

CINEside brings your shot list, script, and department notes together in one place - built for cinematographers and directors preparing narrative films, made by a working cinematographer who needed exactly this.
The script stays connected to the visual ideas, so what's practical never loses sight of the heart of the story and its emotions.

WHAT IT DOES
- Import screenplays as PDF - CINEside detects your scenes automatically
- Build your shot list with size, angle, lens, camera move, POV/OS, multi-camera setup, and unit assignment
- Anchor shots directly to passages in the script, so nothing drifts out of sync as the draft changes
- Place camera, character, light, and grip positions right on floorplans and lighting plans - mark position, rotation
- Attach reference photos and location images - per scene, per shot, or per location - and floorplans per scene and per location
- Color-tag scenes across the project for time period, mood, or any other category relevant to you
- Add notes for specific departments - Director, Gaffer, AD, Art Department, Costume, Key Grip, and more
- Flag VFX and SFX shots and export separate lists for post-production
- Build a multi-day shooting schedule - drag scenes onto shoot days, order shots, export per day or across the whole shoot
- Generate a Location Dossier for tech scouts - notes, photos, floorplan, and every scene at that location in one document
- Export your shooting script as a facing-pages PDF, shot list, or notes sheet, previewed right on your iPad
- Share your work with one tap via CINEside CONNECT

WORKS OFFLINE
CINEside doesn't need a network connection to work. Your script and your project stay on your device - nothing is uploaded anywhere unless you choose to export or share it yourself.

NO AI, NO MAGIC
CINEside doesn't generate ideas, suggest shots, or have an opinion about your visual language - that's entirely yours. It keeps your preparation organized: the script, the shots, the notes, the references, all in one place.

FULL VERSION
Download CINEside and work through a real scene with your own screenplay. Saving your project, sharing, and CONNECT export are part of the full version; PDF exports in the free version are watermarked.
Unlock the full version with a one-time in-app purchase. Already using CINEside for Mac? Sign in with your existing account instead — the same login works on both the iPad and the Mac version, at no extra cost.
CINEside for iPad is a companion to CINEside for Mac, sharing the same project format. Open a project started on your Mac right on your iPad, or vice versa.