Elite 8 Shoot Bible

Shoot Bible
Atlanta / Sept 11–13

Fourteen storyboards, a quick-hit social list, and a publishing schedule. Three days, one venue, twelve of the best all-star teams in the country wearing our mark on their shoulder. Every board now says what to shoot it with — no radios, no guessing on set.

Venue

Georgia Int'l Convention Center · Atlanta

Field

12 invited teams

Format

Pools Sat · Elite 8 bracket Sun · 7 duals

Weights

15 classes · 100 to 285

The prize

Champs get custom robes. Nobody else gets anything.

Day	Window	What goes up	Tier
Fri	4–8 PM	Weigh-in verticals, arrival b-roll, one build-day teaser	Quick-Hit
Fri	9 PM	Build-day recap short	Short-Form
Sat	8–9 AM	The walk-in — post within the hour, this is the day's biggest moment	Quick-Hit → Short-Form same day
Sat	10 AM–8 PM	Live result flashes, corner reactions, standings updates, continuously	Quick-Hit
Sat	9 PM	Day-one recap, first Board L testimonial cuts	Short-Form
Sun	9 AM–1 PM	Bracket reveal, quarterfinal/semifinal result flashes	Quick-Hit
Sun	3–5 PM	Championship point, robe presentations — post the single best one within 20 min	Quick-Hit → Short-Form that night
Sun	evening	Weekend wrap short, thank-you post from Cliff	Short-Form
Post-event	2–4 weeks	Full documentary, mic'd-up pieces, coach interview segments	Long-Form

Day

Window

What goes up

Tier

Fri

4–8 PM

Weigh-in verticals, arrival b-roll, one build-day teaser

Quick-Hit

Fri

9 PM

Build-day recap short

Short-Form

Sat

8–9 AM

The walk-in — post within the hour, this is the day's biggest moment

Quick-Hit → Short-Form same day

Sat

10 AM–8 PM

Live result flashes, corner reactions, standings updates, continuously

Quick-Hit

Sat

9 PM

Day-one recap, first Board L testimonial cuts

Short-Form

Sun

9 AM–1 PM

Bracket reveal, quarterfinal/semifinal result flashes

Quick-Hit

Sun

3–5 PM

Championship point, robe presentations — post the single best one within 20 min

Quick-Hit → Short-Form that night

Sun

evening

Weekend wrap short, thank-you post from Cliff

Short-Form

Post-event

2–4 weeks

Full documentary, mic'd-up pieces, coach interview segments

Long-Form

The documentary spine. These build toward YouTube pieces weeks after the event — shoot for coverage, not speed.

BOARD A EVENT

Build Day — a day in the life of the guy running it

Friday, first light to the last cable. Your thread through the whole film.

Shoot with

Canon M60 + DJI micPrimary. Cliff's pieces to camera and any dialogue.
Osmo Pocket 3Gimbal-smooth roaming b-roll — the crew, the mat build, the cable runs.
GoPro on a clamp/tripodLocked at the timelapse mark. Set it, forget it, don't touch the frame all day.

DayFri Sept 11 · 7 AM–4 PM

VibeV1 + V2

Output8–15 min YouTube · 2 verticals

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
F-01	07:00	Empty hall, house lights half up, bare concrete	Locked-off wide, tripod. Mark the spot with tape — this is timelapse position 1.	Room tone, 60s clean
F-02	07:15	You walking in with coffee, first look at the room	Follow from behind, 35mm, handheld. Don't direct it.	Lav on you all day
F-03	07:30	The crew — how few people this actually is	Wide showing 4 people in a 100,000 sq ft box. That contrast is the story.	Nat sound
F-04	08:00	Mats coming off the truck / unrolling	Low angle at mat level as it rolls toward camera. Timelapse a full mat build.	The slap of the mat
F-05	09:30	Truss, banners, team logos going up	Tilt up a banner as it rises. Get each team's mark isolated.	Nat
F-06	10:30	TVs, cable runs, gaff tape, zip ties	Macro-ish inserts: hands, tape tearing, cable coiled. This is the texture layer.	Close nat sound
F-07	11:30	Streaming rig + scoring computers coming online	Over-shoulder on the laptop, screen glow. First successful test = a reaction shot.	Lav the tech
F-08	12:30	The problem — whatever breaks. Something will.	Don't stage it. Stay on you solving it. If nothing breaks, shoot you saying nothing broke.	Lav
F-09	13:00	Robes arriving / unboxed and hung	Beauty pass, V9. One robe on a rack in an empty arena is the poster shot of the weekend.	Silent
F-10	14:00	Bracket board, table setup, credentials, swag	Inserts. Names of the 12 teams on the board before a single match.	Nat
F-11	15:30	You alone, room finished, before anyone shows up	Wide, then a 30–60s piece to camera: what this took, what it costs, what happens tomorrow.	Lav + shotgun
F-12	15:45	Timelapse position 1 again — finished room	Exact same frame as F-01. This is the bookend.	—

Don't missF-01 and F-12 have to be the identical frame. Tape the tripod feet Friday morning and don't let anyone move that mark until Sunday night.

BOARD E EVENT

Officials — capture friction, don't chase it

Downgraded on purpose. Nobody watches a ref talk — they watch a ref get challenged. No wiring, no release, no dedicated production: just have a camera close enough to catch it when it happens.

Shoot with

Whatever's already parked on the matBoard D's mat-level GoPros and roaming Osmo Pocket 3 already cover this — no separate setup.
Shotgun, if a shooter is closeOnly if it's not pulling audio off a coach or athlete who's mic'd for another board.

DaySat/Sun · opportunistic only

VibeV4

OutputCutaways for Board D and the recap shorts

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
R-01	whenever it happens	A coach questioning a call — the whole exchange, start to finish	Don't cut away once it starts. This is the only reason this board exists.	Whatever mic is nearest — shotgun or a coach's live lav
R-02	whenever it happens	The ref's reaction after — walking it off, resetting	Tight, no interview needed. Let the moment close itself out.	Nat

Don't missIf it happens, get the whole thing uncut — the argument only works as one continuous exchange. If it doesn't happen, don't manufacture it. This board isn't worth building a production around.

BOARD F BRAND

Mic'd up — a dual in the corner

Cormier, Ziola (Dynasty, defending), or Porter (Team Thunder). Half a dual is enough — a full one is better.

Shoot with

Canon M60 + DJI micOn the coach. This is a dialogue piece — the M60 pairs with the mic kit.
Osmo Pocket 3Camera 2 on the live match — stabilized, fast to reposition when the action moves.
GoPro, static wideBackup on the corner if the op has to step away.

DaySat, one per round if they'll have it

VibeV6

OutputOne 8–12 min per coach · 4–6 verticals each

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
M-01	pre	Coach in the locker room / corner before the dual	Wire him before warmups so the mic disappears. Ask once, then leave him alone.	Lav, recorder in pocket
M-02	pre	Lineup talk — who goes where, who's bumping	Over-shoulder on the lineup card.	Coach lav
M-03	live	Corner, locked, entire dual	One camera never leaves the corner. Camera 2 covers the live match for cutaways.	Coach lav is the film
M-04	live	The instruction moment — 15 seconds left, one point down	Split screen coach/mat in post. Score bug on screen so the words land.	Coach lav
M-05	live	What he says to a kid who just lost	The most valuable 30 seconds available all weekend. Give them space, long lens.	Coach lav
M-06	post	Walk-and-talk off the mat	Two questions, walking. Don't sit him down.	Coach lav

Don't missAsk all three coaches. If two say yes you've got a series; if you only ask one and he says no, you've got nothing. Cormier is the name — Ziola is the defending champ and the better corner tape.

BOARD G RECRUITING

The pickup stories — head coaches who keep coming back

Kids who showed up unrecruited, wrestled well for a weekend, and left with an offer. Let the coaches name names.

Shoot with

Canon M60Eyes — the main interview angle in the dressed corner.
Osmo Pocket 3, mini-tripodSecond angle on the hands — it doubles as its own stand, no second body needed.
DJI micSame kit, moved between subjects all weekend — this is its main job.

DaySat/Sun · 20 min slots between rounds

VibeV10 (long) + V9 (social cuts)

OutputFlagship film segment · 6–8 shorts

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
I-01	Fri	Lock the room	One quiet corner, dressed once Friday: two chairs, a light, mats or the bracket board behind. Every interview all weekend shoots there so it cuts as a series.	—
I-02	by appt	Coach two-camera sit-down, 15–20 min	50mm on the eyes, 85mm on the hands. Never put him against a window.	Lav + boom, both cams
I-03	by appt	The named-kid story, told all the way through	Ask for the name, the year, the match, and the phone call. Don't accept a general answer.	—
I-04	after	Coach walking his team / in his corner	B-roll for his segment, shot the same day so wardrobe matches.	Nat
I-05	if alive	The kid he named, if he's in the building — or the kid on this year's roster in the same spot	The payoff cut. Coach says the name, hard cut to the kid on the mat.	Nat

Don't missAsk each coach for the name before you roll, in the hallway. Then roll and have him tell it fresh. You want the story, not him remembering whether he has a story.

BOARD H RECRUITING

College coaches — no coach speak

They'll give you the easy answers for free. The questions below are the price of the interview.

Shoot with

Canon M60 + DJI micSit-downs — same corner and kit as Board G.
Osmo Pocket 3The 2-minute hallway versions — handheld, fast to set up between coaches.
PhoneBackup if the interviewer needs to catch someone on the move.

DaySat · they're there all day

VibeV10 + V9

OutputRecruiting-reality segment · NIL shorts

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
I-06	Sat AM	Sign-in table — who's actually here, by name and school	Shoot the list. It's the proof point for every sales conversation for the next year.	—
I-07	Sat	Sit-downs, 10 min each, 6–10 coaches	Same room as I-01. Keep it to 10 minutes and they'll all say yes.	Lav + boom
I-08	Sat	Two-minute hallway version for the ones who won't sit	Three questions, standing, handheld. Better than nothing and often more honest.	Shotgun
I-09	Sat	A coach watching a match he's there for	Long lens, no permission needed, no audio. Cuts under everything.	Silent
I-10	Sat	The May freestyle ask — every single one of them	Same question, same wording, on camera. See the poll section.	Lav

Don't missLead with the budget and NIL questions, not last. If you save them for the end, you get the polite version.

BOARD I EVENT

Sunday — bracket, robes, and the empty room

Quarters at 9, semis at 11, placement at 1, championship at 3. Everything converges on one presentation.

Shoot with

Canon M60Championship dual A-cam and the robe beauty pass — best glass for the poster shot.
GoPro x2Both corners for the final — small, won't crowd the mat edge.
Osmo Pocket 3Follows the robe presentations, U-07, one smooth pass per athlete.
PhoneThe instant post the second the dual is decided — don't wait for the good footage to be cut.

DaySun Sept 13 · 8 AM–6 PM

VibeV4 → V3 → V1

OutputFinale of the film · champion reel · robe assets

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
U-01	08:00	Bracket board with eight teams left	Insert. Then again after quarters, after semis. Three inserts, one graphic sequence.	—
U-02	09:00	Quarterfinals — win-or-go-home faces	Corner cam + mat cam. Higher stakes reads on the bench first.	Nat
U-03	11:00	Semis, and the four teams that just got knocked out packing up	Shoot the exit. "Everybody else goes home with nothing" needs a picture.	Nat
U-04	14:45	Robes staged behind the scenes before the final	V9 beauty. Hung, backlit, nobody around.	Silent
U-05	15:00	Championship dual — full coverage, both corners	Three cameras minimum: mat, winning corner, losing corner. Nobody moves during it.	Shotgun + both corners
U-06	~16:00	The clinching match, the second it's decided	Stay wide enough to catch the bench emptying.	Nat, loud
U-07	post	Robes going on — one at a time, every kid	The brand shot of the year. 85mm, shallow, shoot every single presentation.	Nat + crowd
U-08	post	Champion team portrait in robes	Set it up on purpose. One clean group frame, lit. Don't leave it to the phone crowd.	—
U-09	post	Winning coach, 90 seconds, immediately	Don't let him get to the parking lot. Two questions.	Shotgun
U-10	17:30	Teardown, mats rolling, the last truck	Timelapse position 1, one more time.	Room tone
U-11	18:00	You, last one out, lights off	Closes the film exactly where F-02 opened it.	Lav

Don't missU-07, every kid. A robe going on one wrestler is a photo; twelve of them in sequence is the reason the event exists.

BOARD J PERSONALITY-LED

The operator thread — you, running it

Runs across all three days. Not a separate shoot — a standing instruction to whoever has the B camera.

Shoot with

PhoneCliff's default — grab it and go, arm's length, no setup.
DJI mic, worn all weekendFeeds this board and every board Cliff appears in — put it on Friday, take it off Sunday.
Osmo Pocket 3Upgrade when a shooter is free to actually follow him instead of a phone in his own hand.

DayFri–Sun, continuous

VibeV2 (you) + V1 (crew)

OutputThe spine of the long-form film

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
C-01	daily	Morning piece to camera, 45 seconds, before doors	Phone, arm's length, wherever you happen to be standing. Three days = three of these.	Phone mic is fine
C-02	ongoing	You solving something — a ref disagreement, a coach with a problem, a schedule slip	Standing instruction: if Cliff is talking to somebody with his hands moving, roll.	Your lav, all day
C-03	ongoing	You with the mic, interviewing people yourself	Shoot the interviewer. A second camera on you asking is what makes it a show.	—
C-04	ongoing	Handshakes, hugs, the coaches who've been coming for years	Long lens, no interruption.	Nat
C-05	nightly	End-of-day debrief in the car or the empty hall	One take, unedited, whatever the day actually was. Tired is the point.	Lav

Don't missWear the lav from the moment you get out of the car Friday until you lock the door Sunday. Continuous audio on you is what turns three days of b-roll into a story with a narrator.

BOARD K PERSONALITY-LED

The corner — a coach and his kids, no mic, no setup

The simple one. Pick the most animated corner in the building and just shoot the interaction. Porter with Thunder is the pick. Name check: roster has him as Ryan Porter — confirm before it goes to the crew.

Shoot with

GoPro x2One parked wide on the corner, one roaming for tight reactions — needs zero cooperation from Porter.
Osmo Pocket 3Upgrade to primary if a shooter can dedicate to this board — best stabilization-to-effort ratio.
DJI micOnly if Porter agrees to wear one. If not, get physically closer and let the GoPro mic do the work.

DaySat, 2–3 rounds · Sun if he's alive

VibeV4, with V6 if he'll wear a lav

Output90 s cut · 4–6 verticals · b-roll for Board G

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
K-01	Sat AM	Scout the corners during round 1 before committing	Porter (Team Thunder) is the known quantity — animated, worth a camera on its own. Tri-Force (Acevedo) and CT Whale (Atkinson) are unknowns; watch both for ten minutes each and see who moves.	—
K-02	round 2+	Park one camera on the chosen corner for a full dual	85mm from across the mat, chest-up on the coach, kid in the corner of frame. Never pan to the match — camera 2 has it.	Shotgun aimed at the bench
K-03	live	The coaching, not the coach — hands, crouch, the walk down the mat edge	Tighter than feels right. Knees, fists, the tape on his fingers.	Nat
K-04	between periods	Thirty seconds in the kid's ear	The best shot on this board. Two-shot from behind the kid so you get the coach's face and the kid's back.	Shotgun close, or lav if he agreed
K-05	post-match	First thing after a win, first thing after a loss	Same framing both times. Cut back to back, that pair is the whole piece.	Nat
K-06	between rounds	The bench when nothing is happening	Coach sitting with the kids, phones out, laughing. The contrast against K-03 is the point.	Nat
K-07	end of day	One question, standing, thirty seconds	"What were you telling him out there?" That's it. Don't turn it into an interview.	Shotgun

Don't missThis board works with zero cooperation — no release, no lav, no scheduling. If everything else falls apart Saturday, one camera parked on Porter's corner still comes home with a piece.

BOARD M EVENT

Mic'd up — an athlete

Cliff's call: this beats mic'ing a ref. Get one kid wired for the emotional arc around a marquee match — walkout, corner exchange if it's cleared, and the raw reaction the second it's over.

Shoot with

DJI mic, cleared with the official firstConfirm it's allowed on-body during live wrestling before he wires up — if not, mic him for everything except the live match itself.
Canon M60The walkout and the immediate post-match reaction — best glass for the shot that actually airs.
GoPro, chest or corner mountBackup coverage during the live match if the on-body mic isn't cleared — visual only, audio from the corner or crowd.
Osmo Pocket 3The walk-and-talk off the mat, right after — follow him without breaking stride.

DaySat/Sun · one marquee matchup

VibeV6

Output4–6 min piece + 3–4 verticals

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
A-01	day before	Ask the athlete and a parent/guardian, get it signed	Pick a kid with a genuinely big match on the schedule, not just whoever says yes first.	—
A-02	pre-match	Wiring up, last warmups, headspace before the walkout	Let him talk or not — don't force a pre-match interview, just roll.	Athlete lav
A-03	walkout	The walk to the mat, mic'd	Follow from behind, close. Whatever he says here is usually the best line of the piece.	Athlete lav
A-04	between periods	Corner exchange with his coach, from his side this time	Only if the mic clears live wrestling — otherwise skip straight to A-05.	Athlete lav
A-05	the second it ends	Immediate reaction — win or loss, hand still not raised yet	The one shot this board cannot miss. Get in close, don't ask a question yet.	Athlete lav
A-06	off the mat	Walk-and-talk, first words once he catches his breath	One question: "What was going through your head out there?" Then let him run.	Athlete lav

Don't missA-05. Everything else on this board is a bonus if you get the ten seconds right after the match, unfiltered, before he's had time to compose an answer.

BOARD N EVENT

Mic'd up — a parent in the stands

Cliff's other pick, and arguably the more human one. Wire a parent watching their kid wrestle and just let the match happen to them.

Shoot with

DJI micOn the parent. This is the one board where the subject never has to perform for it.
Osmo Pocket 3, low-keySit near them in the stands, handheld and unobtrusive — a produced-looking rig kills the moment.
PhoneFine as the only camera if the crew's stretched — this board is built on audio and reaction, not coverage.

DaySat/Sun · one full match, same athlete as Board M if possible

VibeV6, unscripted

Output3–5 min piece + 2–3 verticals

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
P-01	before	Ask in the stands, wire them right there	Pairing this with Board M's athlete is the strongest version — same match, two mic'd perspectives.	—
P-02	pre-match	The nerves before it starts	Sit close but don't hover. Let them talk to whoever they're sitting with, not to camera.	Parent lav
P-03	live	Unfiltered reaction through the whole match	Don't cut away for the action — the point of this board is the reaction, not the match itself.	Parent lav is the whole track
P-04	the result	The moment it's decided — win or loss	Stay on their face, not the mat, for the first five seconds after.	Parent lav
P-05	right after	What they say to whoever's next to them, unprompted	Don't interview yet — the realest line usually comes before you ask anything.	Parent lav
P-06	post	Two questions, once they've settled	"What was that like to watch?" and "What do you want him to know right now?"	Parent lav

Don't missP-03 and P-04. If the mic only catches one thing all weekend, make it a parent's unscripted reaction in the exact second their kid wins or loses.

Brand, product, and event footage cut inside the weekend — these are what fills the 24–72 hr window in the blueprint above.

BOARD C BRAND

The walk-in — twelve teams, one mark

Your stated must-have. Every athlete in the building is wearing our brand on the shoulder, all at once, for about twenty minutes.

Shoot with

Canon M60, long lensS-03 is the money shot — best glass on the shoulder-mark pass, non-negotiable.
Osmo Pocket 3The continuous gimbal follow-in on S-05 — walking backward, one take.
GoPro, chest mountA POV walk-in angle for social, running alongside the M60 coverage.

DaySat Sept 12 · 8:15–10:00 AM

VibeV3 + V9 + V5

OutputBrand b-roll bank · hype cut · catalog stills

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
S-01	08:15	Buses / vans unloading, bags hitting the curb	Outside, morning sun. Wide then tight on the bag tags.	Nat
S-02	08:30	Lobby fills — the pile-up before doors	High angle if there's a balcony or escalator. Twelve teams in twelve colorways in one frame.	Room noise, it's the bed
S-03	08:40	Shoulder mark, isolated, 8–10 different teams	Locked spec: 85mm+, f/2, shallow, walking-past parallax. Same framing every team so it cuts as a rhythm.	Silent — music cut
S-04	08:45	Backs of warmups, team names, numbers	Follow from behind at hip height. Slow-mo 120fps.	Silent
S-05	08:55	The doors open / the walk to the mats	Gimbal, lead them in backwards. One continuous take, no cuts, 30+ seconds.	Nat, loud
S-06	09:10	Teams claiming corners, bags dropping, circle-up	Wide from the far corner, then inside each huddle.	Shotgun into the huddle
S-07	09:20	Warmups — twelve teams doing it at once	Very wide, elevated. The single "look at this field" frame.	Nat
S-08	09:30	Coaches meeting	Handheld inside the circle. Every head coach in one room, once all weekend.	Lav the official running it

Don't missS-03 with identical framing across every team is the single most reusable asset of the weekend — it feeds the catalog, the site, next year's promo, and every email through spring. Assign one shooter to do nothing but that for fifteen minutes.

BOARD D EVENT

Competition — five rounds of top-15 matchups

Coverage plan for the pool rounds. Not every match — the right matches, shot right.

Shoot with

Canon M60On the flagged marquee matchups only — long glass, best image for anything going in a reel.
GoPro x2, mat levelFixed corners per the spec below — rugged, low profile, won't get bumped.
Osmo Pocket 3 + phonesRoaming corner reactions and same-round quick-hit posts.

DaySat Sept 12 · 10 AM–8 PM

VibeV4 + V3

OutputMatch reels · nightly recap · stills

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
S-09	09:45	Pre-flag the day's 8–10 ranked matchups from the lineup sheets	Producer job, not camera. One printed sheet per shooter: mat #, time, weight, names, ranks.	—
S-10	10:00	Round 1 — the first whistle of the weekend	Mat level, both mats if you can. Cut on the whistle.	Whistle + slap
S-11	all day	Flagged matchup coverage: entrance → handshake → scramble → decision	Long lens from a fixed corner. Do not chase. One shooter parked, one roaming.	Shotgun on the mat
S-12	all day	The corner — coach reactions, not the match	85mm on the bench while the match is live. Half your best footage is here.	Shotgun on the corner
S-13	all day	College coaches in the stands, laptops and notebooks open	Wide showing the row of them, then tight on a hand writing a name.	Silent
S-14	all day	Between-round dead time: kids on phones, taping ankles, sleeping on bags	This is what makes it a documentary instead of a highlight reel.	Nat
S-15	all day	Walk-off wins — the ten seconds after the hand is raised	Stay on the loser too. Both halves or it's an ad.	Nat, crowd
S-16	18:00	Round 5 under evening light, half the crowd gone	Different mood entirely from the 10 AM round — shoot it darker, let it be tired.	Nat
S-17	20:00	Standings board at the end of day one	Insert. Names of who's alive for Sunday.	—

Don't missS-12. Corner reactions cut against a match nobody sees is the highest-yield footage at any dual meet, and it's the one thing crews always forget to park a camera on.

BOARD L PRODUCT

Product Talk — coaches on the gear, not the roster

All twelve coaches are already customers. Five minutes each, on the record, about the product itself — quality, design, working with us. This is the testimonial bank the sales team will actually use.

Shoot with

Canon M60 + DJI micSame interview corner as Boards G/H — reuse the setup, don't build a second one.
Osmo Pocket 3Handheld walk-and-talk option — have the coach hold and point at the actual garment while he talks.

DaySat/Sun · 5 min between rounds

VibeV10, tighter and faster than G/H

Output12 coach testimonials · sales reel · site quotes

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
P-01	any gap	Ask in the hallway, shoot on the spot	Don't schedule these separately — grab a coach the moment there's a five-minute gap in his day.	—
P-02	live	What made you pick Compound for this team's kit?	The origin-story question. Let it run a full answer, don't cut him off.	Coach lav
P-03	live	What do you notice about the quality — the thing a parent or kid would notice too?	Push for specifics: fabric, stitching, fit, how it holds up in a wash cycle.	Coach lav
P-04	live	Walk me through what working with us was actually like — ordering, turnaround, changes	This is the "ease of use" answer. If he hesitates, ask him to compare it to a past vendor.	Coach lav
P-05	live	Would you tell another coach to switch? What would you actually say?	The closer. Get it in his own words, not "yes."	Coach lav
P-06	cutaway	Hands on the garment while he talks — collar, shoulder mark, stitching	Insert shots to cut under the answers. Shoot these separately if he won't hold still.	Silent

Don't missAsk all twelve. Even a rushed 90-second version in a hallway beats skipping a coach — the sales reel needs the full field, not just the articulate ones.

Board B still applies here — weigh-ins is a quick-hit night by design. The full rapid-fire list is its own section below.

BOARD B EVENT

Weigh-ins — the quiet before

Uneventful on purpose. Shoot it for tension, not action.

Shoot with

Osmo Pocket 3Handheld, low light, the corridor line.
GoPro, static wideParked on the line — same fixed frame the whole window.
PhoneFine if only one shooter is free — this board is built to survive that.

DayFri Sept 11 · 4–8 PM

VibeV4 + V1

OutputCold open · 1 vertical

ID	Time	Shot	How	Audio
F-13	15:45	Scale alone in an empty room, before the line forms	Low, 50mm, single hard practical if you can rig one.	Room tone
F-14	16:00	The line down the hallway	Long lens compression down the corridor. Shoot it in black and white in your head.	Nat, hallway echo
F-15	16:20	Feet on scale / number on the readout	Tight insert. Never a kid's face with a number in the same frame unless you have his OK.	Nat
F-16	16:30	Faces waiting — the bored ones, the nervous one	85mm from across the room. Vérité, no eye contact, no direction.	Shotgun
F-17	17:00	Coaches with clipboards doing weight math	Over-shoulder on the sheet. The lineup is being decided right here.	Nat — leave it uncut
F-18	19:45	Last man through, doors close	Wide, hold long after the action leaves frame.	Room tone

Don't missOne 20-second interview with the last kid to weigh in: "How long have you been sitting on this weight?" That's the whole night in one answer.

Keep going — the full list of 17 phone-shootable moments is in Section QH, with a turnaround target on each one.

#	Shot	When	Turnaround	Focus
01	Buses/vans unloading, bags hitting the curb	Fri/Sat AM	<1 hr	Event
02	"What's in the bag" — 30s with one athlete at weigh-ins	Fri PM	same night	Product
03	Weigh-in number reveal (with the athlete's OK on camera)	Fri PM	same night	Event
04	Team huddle right before doors open	Sat AM	<1 hr	Event / Brand
05	First whistle of the day	Sat 10 AM	<30 min	Event
06	"Rate my warmup fit" — quick vertical, 2–3 athletes	Sat AM	<1 hr	Product
07	Result flash the second a marquee match ends	Sat, ongoing	<15 min	Event
08	Coach one-liner reaction right off the mat	Sat, ongoing	<30 min	Event / Brand
09	Standings board update	Sat evening	<1 hr	Event
10	"Behind the brand" 20s — someone taping or prepping gear	Sat	same day	Brand
11	The May-poll question, banked from all 12 coaches	Sat	next-day compiled reel	Brand
12	Sunday bracket reveal	Sun AM	<30 min	Event
13	Semifinal result flash	Sun midday	<15 min	Event
14	Robe staging tease, before the final	Sun PM	<1 hr	Product / Brand
15	Championship point / pin reaction	Sun	<10 min	Event
16	The single best robe presentation, cut fast	Sun	<20 min	Brand / Product
17	"Thank you Atlanta" wrap-up from Cliff	Sun evening	same night	Brand

Shot

When

Turnaround

Focus

Buses/vans unloading, bags hitting the curb

Fri/Sat AM

<1 hr

Event

"What's in the bag" — 30s with one athlete at weigh-ins

Fri PM

same night

Product

Weigh-in number reveal (with the athlete's OK on camera)

Fri PM

same night

Event

Team huddle right before doors open

Sat AM

<1 hr

Event / Brand

First whistle of the day

Sat 10 AM

<30 min

Event

"Rate my warmup fit" — quick vertical, 2–3 athletes

Sat AM

<1 hr

Product

Result flash the second a marquee match ends

Sat, ongoing

<15 min

Event

Coach one-liner reaction right off the mat

Sat, ongoing

<30 min

Event / Brand

Standings board update

Sat evening

<1 hr

Event

"Behind the brand" 20s — someone taping or prepping gear

Sat

same day

Brand

The May-poll question, banked from all 12 coaches

Sat

next-day compiled reel

Brand

Sunday bracket reveal

Sun AM

<30 min

Event

Semifinal result flash

Sun midday

<15 min

Event

Robe staging tease, before the final

Sun PM

<1 hr

Product / Brand

Championship point / pin reaction

Sun

<10 min

Event

The single best robe presentation, cut fast

Sun

<20 min

Brand / Product

"Thank you Atlanta" wrap-up from Cliff

Sun evening

same night

Brand

What's in the bag

What's in here

Priority stack

Shoot these or the weekend is a loss

Book these into the run of show

Bonus, not backbone

Publishing blueprint

Personalities to lean on

Daniel Cormier — Cormier Trained

Tim Ziola — Dynasty

Porter — Team Thunder

Chance Marsteller — Steller Trained

Nobody's confirmed — keep scouting

The bit: Prediction Rounds

Fourteen storyboards, three tabs

Build Day — a day in the life of the guy running it

Officials — capture friction, don't chase it

Mic'd up — a dual in the corner

The pickup stories — head coaches who keep coming back

College coaches — no coach speak

Sunday — bracket, robes, and the empty room

The operator thread — you, running it

The corner — a coach and his kids, no mic, no setup

Mic'd up — an athlete

Mic'd up — a parent in the stands

The walk-in — twelve teams, one mark

Competition — five rounds of top-15 matchups

Product Talk — coaches on the gear, not the roster

Weigh-ins — the quiet before

The quick-hit list

Buckets you didn't list

Athletes on the product

The recruit board

The team that goes home with nothing

More parents beyond Board N

Alumni — where they are now

The people nobody films

Twelve teams, twelve colorways

The robe, made

Weight-class previews, shot on site

Coach vs. coach, one question

The invite conversation

Sponsor and venue proof

Interview banks

The freestyle poll

Ask it exactly this way, every time

Every head coach, all twelve

Every college coach you sit down

The tally sheet

What it becomes

Ten vibes

Observational build doc

Vertical vérité — the vlog thread

Kinetic sport promo

Mat-level black and white

Trailer / countdown cut

Mic'd-up broadcast

Retro broadcast / tape

Timelapse and hyperlapse

Product beauty

Sit-down interview

Crew & consent

Three shooters, minimum

Audio is the whole game

Card protocol

Releases, signed early

The blueprint above is the schedule

One frame nobody moves

Decisions I need from you