Production phases & units · Working

Block shooting

Also called: shooting in blocks, production block

ELI5

Filming parts of several episodes together because it is more efficient.

“We are block shooting episodes three and four while the standing set is dressed.”

Scheduling scenes from multiple episodes or instalments together to share locations, cast, sets or production resources.

Here “Block shooting” means: Scheduling scenes from multiple episodes or instalments together to share locations, cast, sets or production resources.

May appear in production approaches, schedules and series plans where efficiency affects feasibility.

Why it matters: Creative continuity and episode ownership can become more complex when material is shot out of episode order.

Production scheduleThe schedule shows how the blocks are organised.
Schedule boardCrossboarding is a closely related practice of shooting multiple episodes together.
Episode directorEpisode directors may work within a block-shooting plan.

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