Nashville Entrepreneur Day Shot List

Nashville Entrepreneur Day Shot List
Shot list · Content concepts · Must-shoot · Street interview scripts · Geodis Park
Venue — Geodis Park
Stock / Establishing
Wide exterior of Geodis Park at golden hour
Clean, no people. Flag or signage in frame. Use for cover images and title cards.
Stock / Architecture
Concourse hallway leading into event space
Shot from behind a silhouette walking toward the light. Symbolizes arrival and opportunity.
Stock / Scale
Full venue floor from elevated angle
Capture the density of 60+ tables and 1,000+ attendees. Use drone or mezzanine level.
Stock / Detail
NED branding in stadium setting
Close-up of signage or step-and-repeat banner with stadium seats or pitch visible behind.
Stock / Atmosphere
Crowd energy wide shot
Sea of people, motion and energy. No need to identify faces. Works as a background layer.
Founder market
Stock / Detail
Product flat lays on table surfaces
Overhead, clean background. Founder's product + business card or logo card. Batch across 6–8 tables.
Stock / Interaction
Founder behind table, mid-conversation
Slight side angle, soft focus on crowd behind. Authentic, not posed.
Stock / Logo
Clean brand logo display per table
Isolate each table's signage or product label. Used for brand drop content. Shoot 20+ tables minimum.
Stock / Energy
Long corridor of tables shot down the aisle
Low angle looking down the row of 60+ tables. Conveys the scale of the market.
Stock / Hands
Business card exchange / handshake close-ups
Tight crop, no faces needed. Works as b-roll and social filler. Shoot 10+ variations.
Networking & NED Passport
Stock / Hero
NED Passport card being stamped
Overhead or tight side angle. Stamp in mid-motion. Passport clearly visible with empty and filled spots.
Stock / Collection
Fully stamped passport held up by attendee
Celebratory energy. Shot from slightly below. Great for giveaway announcement content.
Stock / Candid
Two people genuinely laughing mid-conversation
No posing. Catch organic moments. Multiple pairs. Different demographics represented.
Stock / Detail
Phone contacts or QR code exchange
Hands holding phones, modern connection moment. Works with networking messaging.
Pitch competition
Stock / Hero
Founder on stage, wide venue behind them
Shoot from audience level. Founder small in frame, venue scale tells the story.
Stock / Tight
Founder face mid-pitch, eyes up
Tight portrait, confident expression. Long lens from off-axis. 3 founders = 3 hero portraits.
Stock / Audience
Audience watching the pitch from the floor
Shoot from behind or side of crowd. Heads and phones in foreground, stage behind.
Stock / Detail
Pitch slides visible on screen behind founder
Capture the brand name on screen. Good for recap content and highlighting each pitcher.
Stock / Judges
Judges panel listening intently
Row of judges, arms folded or taking notes. Tells the stakes visually.
Grant giveaway ($40K)
Stock / Moment
Winner's reaction — the genuine first second
The gasp, the hand-over-mouth, the look sideways. The real moment, not the posed one.
Stock / Hero
Oversized check or grant reveal
Winner holding amount visible. Stadium crowd behind. This is the viral asset.
Stock / Crowd
Crowd celebrating the winner announcement
Wide shot, phones up, energy at peak. The community reaction is part of the story.
Stock / Personal
Winner with CEO — authentic conversation
Avoid the stiff handshake pose. Catch them talking, laughing, or walking to the stage.
CEO & sponsors
Stock / CEO
CEO working the room — candid walk-throughs
CEO greeting founders at tables, talking to attendees. Real interaction, not staged. Shoot 10+ moments.
Stock / CEO Hero
CEO on stage addressing the crowd
Wide shot with crowd in foreground. Also get tight mid-speech portrait.
Stock / Sponsors
Sponsor logo wall or activation booth wide
Clean frame of sponsor presence. Capture each sponsor's logo clearly in at least one asset.
Stock / Sponsors
Sponsor rep in conversation with attendees
Shows sponsors as active participants, not just logos. Good for sponsor recap posts.
Venue b-roll
B-Roll / Aerial
Drone flyover of Geodis Park exterior
Rising reveal shot. Start tight on NED signage, pull back to show full stadium. Use for intros and hype trailers.
B-Roll / Arrival
Timelapse of crowd flowing into venue
Set camera at entrance for 30–60 min. Shows the scale of 1,000+ attendees arriving.
B-Roll / Atmosphere
Slow-mo crowd walking through concourse
120fps+ wide lens. Badges, energy, lanyards in motion. Feeling of momentum and ambition.
B-Roll / Stadium Detail
Stadium seats visible behind the event floor
Tilt from event tables up to empty stadium seating. The uniqueness of the venue is the hook.
Founder market video
B-Roll / Walk
Tracking shot down the market aisle
Gimbal walk at human speed through the tables. Shows scale and energy. 20–30 sec. Perfect Instagram opener.
B-Roll / Table
Product demo close-ups per table
Tight on product being held, demonstrated, or explained. No audio needed. Shoot 15+ tables.
B-Roll / Reaction
Attendee seeing a product for the first time
Catch the "ooh" moment. Authentic discovery. Faces of interest, surprise, or excitement.
Pitch competition video
Coverage / Wide
Full pitch — each founder — single wide locked
Camera 1: full stage. Must capture start to finish for each of the 3 founders.
Coverage / Close
Second camera tight on founder face and hands
Camera 2: roving medium close-up. Catch gestures, passion, eye contact with crowd.
Coverage / Crowd
Audience reaction to pitch moments
Nodding, note-taking, leaning in. Shoot from side of stage pointing into crowd. Editing gold.
Backstage
Founder backstage — pre-pitch nerves
Pacing, deep breaths, final notes. Short clip for pre-event hype post.
Grant giveaway video
Live / Hero
Grant announcement — full unedited clip
Wide shot. Capture the name announcement, crowd reaction, winner's walk to stage. Your flagship content asset.
Reaction
Winner's face in the first 3 seconds
Have a dedicated operator on winner's table before announcement. The raw reaction is the clip.
Crowd
Crowd slow-mo during winner announcement
120fps crowd reaction. Phones up, cheers, hugs. Compressed into a 3–4 second moment.
Passport Giveaway
Passport giveaway winner drawn and reacts
Separate from pitch win — document fully. Quick, fun, shareable clip series.
CEO video
Narrative
CEO welcome / opening address — full clip
Wide on stage, then cut to close. Pull a 30-sec quote for social. Full version for LinkedIn.
Candid / B-Roll
CEO touring the market — no script, natural
Follow with gimbal. CEO stopping at tables, trying products, asking questions. Real and relatable.
Closing
CEO handing over grant check to winner
Tight two-shot. Get the handoff moment from multiple angles if possible.
Venue content
Reel: "We threw a business conference at a soccer stadium"
ReelPhoto
Open on empty Geodis Park — dramatic wide, then cut to full event floor of 1,000+ people. Text overlay: "Nashville said different." Quick cuts of tables, pitchers, check reveal. Ends on logo. The unexpected venue contrast is the storytelling engine.
Carousel: "Behind the venue" — Geodis Park x NED
Carousel
Slide 1: Aerial or wide exterior. Slide 2: Empty concourse at setup. Slide 3: Floor during event. Slide 4: Stage with pitcher. Slide 5: Stadium seats visible behind crowd. Slide 6: Logo + "See you next year."
Founder market content
Reel: "60 founders. One room. Nashville's best kept secret businesses"
Reel
Fast-cut aisle walk through the market. Each cut = new table, new product. Text overlay on each cut with founder name and business. Hook: "You've never heard of most of these. You will soon." 30–45 sec.
Carousel: "Meet the founders" — individual spotlights
Carousel
Each slide: one founder, their product photo, name, and one-liner. Batch as a series. Tag each founder for organic reach amplification.
Networking & Passport content
Reel: "This is what $0 networking looks like in Nashville"
Reel
Show the Passport game: blank → collecting stamps → full passport → entering giveaway → winning. Makes future attendees want to participate. 30 sec.
Pitch competition content
Reel: "They had 3 minutes to pitch for $25K"
Reel
Series format: one reel per pitcher. Open with their face, product, and the stakes. Cut to their best 30 sec of pitch. End with result. Post before winner announced for suspense content.
LinkedIn: Long-form pitch breakdown + founder Q&A
LinkedIn Video
For each founder: 60–90 sec of pitch highlights + written bio. Tag the founders. Reaches investors and B2B audience.
Grant giveaway content
Reel: The grant reveal — raw, unedited, real
Reel
Use the winner's raw reaction clip. Minimal editing. Text overlay: winner's name + amount. Post within 2 hours for peak engagement. Your highest organic reach asset.
Post: "$40,000 given away today in Nashville" stat graphic
Static Post
Bold design. $40K large. Breakdown: $25K pitch winner + $15K other grants. Background: stadium photo. Works on both IG and LinkedIn.
CEO & sponsor content
Reel: CEO walking the market — "checking in on Nashville's best"
Reel
Follow-cam style. CEO stops at 4–5 tables, gets a quick product demo, reacts authentically. No script. Fast cuts. Humanizes the CEO and spotlights founders in one clip.
Carousel: "NED wouldn't happen without our sponsors"
Carousel
Slide 1: Sponsor logo wall. Each subsequent slide: one sponsor + one-liner. Tag each. Gives sponsors shareable content that drives their audiences to NED's account.
These three concepts are non-negotiable on the day
Each one is a standalone series with high replay and share value. Assign a dedicated shooter and interviewer to each. Scripts and production notes are below.
1
"For a Dollar" — logo flash brand game
SeriesReelsStreet interview
Interviewer walks up to attendees holding a printed card (or phone screen) showing a sponsor's or founder's logo. The attendee wins a dollar — or a small prize — if they can correctly answer a question about the brand on camera. Every clip is 15–30 seconds. Batch 6–8 answers per logo into a single reel. Each brand's best clip becomes its own standalone tagged post.
Question format 1 — name that brand
"For a dollar — what brand is this?" [holds up logo card]
Wrong answers are funnier than right ones. Clip both. "Is that… a podcast?" is better content than a clean correct answer.
Question format 2 — what do they do
"For a dollar — you have five seconds. What does this company do?" [shows founder's product logo]
Makes the founder's brand memorable. Tag the founder in every post where they appear. Repost potential is massive for them.
Question format 3 — name the founder
"Double or nothing — I'll give you two dollars if you can name the founder behind this logo."
Then physically walk the camera to the actual founder for their reaction to the answer. Two clips in one — the guess and the reveal.
Pre-print 20+ logo cards
Shoot 3–4 people per logo
One post per brand, all tagged
Budget $20–30 in singles for prizes
2
"What do you know more about than anyone here?" — founder expertise series
SeriesReelsStreet interview
Walk up to founders at their tables with one simple question. Their answer is their pitch — except they don't know it. The best answers are hyper-specific, confident, and unexpected. Each clip is 20–45 seconds. The series format rewards watching multiple clips. It naturally surfaces the depth and range of expertise in the room and positions NED as the place where real specialists gather.
The question — deliver it simply, no preamble
"What do you know more about than anyone else in this building right now?"
Do not add qualifiers. Do not say "in your industry" or "professionally." The open framing produces better, weirder, more confident answers.
Follow-up if they hedge or qualify
"No — more specific. What's the one thing where, if someone had a question, you're the person in this room?"
Some founders will try to give a humble or broad answer. Push once. The specific answer is always more compelling.
Optional closer for the edit
"And where can people find you?" [camera pans to their table signage or they hold up their product]
Gives the clip a natural brand-visible ending. Pan to the logo card so their name is legible on screen.
Editing the series: Lead each clip with a text overlay of their answer verbatim in large type before you cut to their face saying it. Example: text card reads "Cold-pressed oil extraction at scale" — then cut to the founder saying it. Creates a scroll-stopping hook for every clip in the series.
Shoot 20+ founders minimum
20–45 sec per clip, no longer
Text overlay = hook for each clip
Post as a daily series after the event
3
"From our sponsors" — JPMorgan presenting sponsor on-camera
Sponsor ContentLinkedIn VideoReel
A JPMorgan representative speaks directly to camera — no script, no teleprompter — with a brief, genuine statement about why they chose to sponsor NED. This is not an ad. It's a human moment that validates the event to the audience and gives JPMorgan authentic, shareable content that doesn't look like branded filler. Keep it under 60 seconds. Post it as its own piece of content, tagged to JPMorgan's LinkedIn and Instagram.
Suggested prompt to give the JPMorgan rep — not a script
"Tell me in your own words — why did JPMorgan decide to be the presenting sponsor of Nashville Entrepreneur Day?"
Do not hand them bullet points. A natural, slightly imperfect answer performs better than a polished one. If they want to prep, ask them to think about it for 2 minutes, not write it down.
Optional follow-up question
"What do you want the founders and attendees here today to know about what JPMorgan can do for them?"
This gives them a practical moment to speak to the room — not just talk about the sponsorship — which makes the clip useful to the audience, not just promotional.
Shot setup
Shoot with the event floor or JPMorgan's activation visible behind them. Do not shoot against a blank wall. The venue in background = context that this is live, at-scale, and real.
If JPMorgan has a branded backdrop or booth, use it. It makes the clip more useful to their team for their own channels, which increases the chance they repost it.
Distribution strategy: Send the final clip to the JPMorgan rep before posting and ask them to share it internally. Their repost to their 500K+ LinkedIn followers is worth more than any paid boost. Give them the clip, the caption, and the tag handle — make it zero effort for them to share it.
Keep it under 60 sec
Event floor visible in background
Send clip to rep before posting
Ask for their repost — reduce friction
Attendee quick-fire questions
1
"One company you discovered today that you hadn't heard of before NED — go."
Forces a brand name drop. Stack 6 clips = free organic reach for 6 founders.
2
"Show me your passport. How many stamps do you have? Tell me about your best connection."
Visual prop + authentic story. Great for Passport mechanic explainer content.
3
"You have 10 seconds — pitch me the most interesting product you saw today."
Attendee becomes unpaid marketer for a founder. Always tag the founder being described.
4
"What's the wildest thing you've seen or heard today at NED?"
Unpredictable answers = authentic, funny content. Good for Stories.
5
"If you had to invest $1,000 of your own money in one founder here today, who would it be?"
Forces a specific brand name. High comment bait ("who did they pick?").
Founder quick-hit questions
1
"You have 15 seconds — what does your company do and why should I care?"
Forces the elevator pitch. Great for a "meet the founders" compilation reel.
2
"What's one connection you made today that could change your business?"
Encourages naming other founders or sponsors. Creates a web of content connections.
3
"NED is at Geodis Park. What does that say to you about Nashville's startup scene?"
Gets the venue name dropped + sentiment about the ecosystem. Quotable for recap content.
4
"Someone's watching this who's never heard of NED. Tell them why they need to be here next year."
Direct-to-camera testimonial. Repurpose as paid ad content or event promo for next year.
Pitch competition reactions
1
(Pre-pitch, backstage) "In 10 words or less — what are you about to tell 1,000 people?"
Creates suspense content. Post before they go on stage.
2
(Post-pitch, off stage) "What did you leave out that you wish you'd said?"
Vulnerable, honest, compelling. Perfect LinkedIn content.
3
(Audience after watching pitch) "Would you fund them? Yes or no. Go."
Fast opinion content. Do this for all 3 pitchers. Post as a reaction series.