Short Film: Shot By Shot
Shot By Shot:
What was the task:
The task was to create a shot list which would help me for my filming day as I would know the takes that I wanted to film.
What did I learn:
I learned how to use this shot list to help me create an efficient plan of my shooting day and the types of shots that I wanted to include in my film.
How will this help me in the future:
This will help me in the future as this made my shooting day run a lot smoother as I knew what I wanted to do when going into filming.
What was the task:
The task was to create a shot list which would help me for my filming day as I would know the takes that I wanted to film.
What did I learn:
I learned how to use this shot list to help me create an efficient plan of my shooting day and the types of shots that I wanted to include in my film.
How will this help me in the future:
This will help me in the future as this made my shooting day run a lot smoother as I knew what I wanted to do when going into filming.
1,
Clock Ticking:
è Zoom in
è Close-up
è 5
seconds
è Sound:
clock ticking
2.
Protagonist jumps up bed
è Tilt
è High Angle
è 2 seconds
è Sound: clock stops ticking abruptly
3.
Clock Ticking
è Zoom In
è 4
seconds
è Sound: clock ticking quicker
4.
Protagonist starting at clock
è In bed, sitting up staring at the clock
è Zoom In to the person and then do a wide
shot including the person and the clock
è 4 seconds
è Sound: clock ticking quicker
5.
Clock Ticking
è Zoom In
è 3 seconds
è Sound: clock ticking quicker
6.
Protagonist walking up & down
è Tracking Shot
è 4 seconds
è Get shot of pills/pillbox -> Checkov’s
gun
è Sound: clock ticking
7.
Protagonist opens laptop
è Sound:
laptop beep
è Medium
Shot
è Tilt
è 3
seconds
8.
Protagonist searching web
è Typing
stuff from script into the website (Google causes of being unable to sleep, click
NHS Insomnia article, edit solutions to hot drink (book already there)
è 10/15
seconds
è Shoot
close-up of laptop, maybe do a pans reaction
9.
Protagonist signing up to chat room, creates profile
è Searches
google and comes across chat room (use site found), then edit homepage to be
able to add in about me stuff
è 15
seconds?
è Tilt?
Close up?
10.
Tear falls from protagonist face
è Zoom
è Close-up
è 3 seconds
è Reaction shot
11.
Title Credits
INSOMNIA
(working title)
12.
Clock Ticking
è Zoom Out
è 3 seconds
è Sound: clock ticking quicker
13.
Protagonist sitting on the floor
è Sitting
against wall with mug/book/torch -> shake head to show this isn’t working
è 5
seconds
è Long
shot, zoom in
è Sound:
clock ticking
14.
Protagonist runs to the laptop
è Beep sound
è Protagonist runs to laptop and opens it
è Pans
è 3 seconds
17.
Message on laptop
18.
Protagonist slams laptop shut
19.
Protagonist opens laptop
20.
Chat room conversation
21.
Protagonist’s shock/intrigued face after conversation
22.
Protagonist goes downstairs with a torch
23.
Protagonist searching through draws
24.
Protagonist finds photos of them as a baby
25. Protagonist finds birth certificate with name Dols
-> twin lying (piece of paper sticking out underneath)
26. Protagonist finds birth certificate with name Pekt
-> twin truth
27. Protagonist stares at birth certificate in horror +
drops torch
28. Protagonist runs up stairs
29. Protagonist messages twin
30. Protagonist slams laptop shut
31. Protagonist puts on hoodie
32. Protagonist turns around and sees mother standing
behind the chair
33. Mother holds out box of pills to protagonist
34. Protagonist tries to run past mother but fails
35. Protagonist takes pill -> zoom in
36. Mother dialling phone number
37. Mother stares at ceiling in fear
38. Mother walking around in a panic
39. Twin’s mother sitting down calmly
è Gess sitting down in a chair in a kitchen on the phone
è Dialogue
è 10 seconds
è Long shot to zooming in
40. Split screen: mother’s put phone down at same time
& go to bedroom
è Gess puts the phone down and walks up the stairs to Hannah’s
twin bedroom
è Mia puts the phone down and walks up the stairs to Hannah’s
bedroom
è Split screen, mid-shot, tracking
è Around 10 seconds? Timing needs to be in sync
41. Mother’s add more pills into pillboxes -> 2 in
protagonist, lots in twins
è Gess adds lots of pills to the pillbox in Hannah’s twin bedroom
è Mia adds a couple of pills to the pillbox in Hannah’s bedroom
è Split screen, 5 seconds
è Timing needs to be synced, pillboxes shut at same time
è Props: tic-tacs, pillboxes
è Camera cuts to black after pillboxes shut
43. Clock ticking
è Zoom in
è Close-up
è 5
seconds
è Sound:
clock ticking
44. Twin walking around bedroom
è Hannah walking up and down the bedroom
è 5 seconds
è Tracking
è Sound: clock ticking
45. Twin walks to laptop + opens chat room message (heard
beep)
è Beep sound goes off
è Hannah walks to the laptop and opens it
è Tilt
è 3 Seconds
46. Chat room conversation
è Messages on chat room -> https://hack.chat/
è Record with and without narration, see what works better?
è About 12 seconds, leave a couple of seconds between receiving
the message & sending reply
è Scene cuts to black
47. End Credits
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