The document summarizes the scenes and shots in Taylor Swift's music video for "Shake It Off". It describes 8 scenes featuring different dances like ballet, hip hop, and cheerleading. For each scene, it lists the various shots taken, such as long shots, mid shots, and close-ups, from different angles to gather coverage for the editor. The goal was to capture Taylor Swift's and the backup dancers' performance from multiple perspectives through different shots and takes.
2. Coverage, Shots and
Takes
Shake it off is made up of 8 scenes.
Each of the scenes have been used to gather COVERAGE: a
gathering of raw footage to enable the editor to create an
effective cut.
Gathering coverage requires a number of different SHOTS to
be taken.
Several TAKES would have been recorded for each shot.
Some of these shots are performance based on (Taylor Swift,
Dancer)
There are no obvious storyline to this music video.
3. Scene 1- Ballet dancing
Tayor Swift dancing Ballet along with other
Ballerinas.
Long Shot from a 45 degree angle, the
camera follows Taylor Swift.
A mid shot of Taylor Swift.
A close up shot of a ballerina, from a 90
degree angle.
4. Scene 2- Hip Hop Scene
Taylor Swift dancing hip hop using radio as a prop, dancing along other dancer
Long shot of Taylor Swift with her dancer, from a 90 degree a
A close up of Taylor lip-syncing holding a radio, from a 90
degree angle.
A long shot of a dancer dancing. ( They zoomed in at certain
key point)
A long shot of Taylor jumping.
5. Scene 3- Swan Ballet
A mid shot, of the ballerina from a 90 degree
angle. ( The Ballerina are standing in a tilted
angle)
A long shot of Taylor Swift and the
dancer. (Which than lead to close
up)
A close up of Taylor Swift face, lip-
syncing from a 90 degree angle.
A long shot of the dancer dancing Ballet.
( which lead to close up)
Taylor Swift attempting swan ballet, with a group of professional ballerina.
6. Scene 4- Modern Dancing
A long shot of Taylor Swift and her dancers.
A close up of the dancer, emphasizing the
dance movement. (Which lead to a
long shot)
Close up of Taylor Swift face, from a 90 degree an
( Reaction shot)
Taylor Swift attempting modern dance, following with a fabric as a prop.
7. Scene 5- Robotic Dance
A mid shot of Taylor’s face with two dancer
as a background.
Long shot of Taylor dancing with a group of dancer
from an eye level angle.
A close up of a dancer dancing.
Taylor Swift attempts Robotic dance.
8. Scene 6- Hip shake
Dance
Long shot of a dancer dancing.
Mid shot of Taylor dancing.
Long shot of Taylor dancing, with
her dancer.
The camera panning, from up to down, focusing
on Taylor Swift’s face.
Taylor attempts, hip shake dance.
9. Scene 7- Singing with a
band
A close up of Taylor Swift Lip syncing.
Taylor singing and dancing with a band.
A long shot of the trumpet player playing trumpet.
(They were moving their trumpet according to the
Beat)
A mid shot of Taylor singing with a band
in the background.
10. Scene 8- Cheerleading
Zooming out from Taylor’s swift face lip syncing, to a
long shot, with her dancers .
A mid shot of Taylor swift dancing, with her dancers.
A Shot of Taylor Swift jumping from a 90 degree angle
Taylor attempting to do cheerleading, with pompom as a prop.