1. SHOTLIST
Shot no Duration Shot type Movement Action details (what do we see
(secs) (track, happen in the shot?)
zoom, pan,
tilt, pull
focus)
1 6.9 - Handheld Handheld camera moves
slow motion through corridors and doors to
reach band
2 13 Mid shot Band is playing along, lead
singer dressed up (random)
3 1 Low angle/close Close up of lead singer singing
up on his own in a corridor
4 1.7 High angle Looking down on guitarist
playing on his own in a
different room
5 1.7 Low angle/close Close up of lead singer singing
up (in corridor alone)
6 2.5 Close up Guitarist playing, mainly the
guitar is in the shot
7 1.1 Low angle/close Lead singer singing (in corridor
up alone)
8 1.3 Mid shot Bassist playing along to song
in a different room on his own
9 1.7 Low angle/close Lead singer singing and
up marching along to the lyrics (in
corridor alone)
10 2.4 Close up/tilt Close up of bass being playing
11 2.3 Low angle/close Lead singer throwing his head
up back while singing (in corridor
alone)
12 4 Close up Close up of the globe spinning
13 6.5 Mid shot Band playing together in the
same room
14 6.5 2 shot/mid shot Lead singer and bassist singing
together and playing bass back
to back (with a little dancing)
15 6.6 Mid shot Drummer is playing along,
then lead singer pops up in
front of the camera singing
then ducks back down.
Drummer looks around in
confusion.
16 6.5 Close up Editing: slow Bat hits a water balloon and it
motion explodes (this signifies the
“world keeps on turning,
„cause it won‟t be too long”
lyrics of the song and the
world ending)
2. 17 6.4 mid shot Panning Band performing together in a
room, but playing each others
instruments (e.g. guitarist on
drums, bassist singing…)
18 13 Splitscreen/close Screen The screen is split into 4
up flipped sections and chin faces are
upside down singing along to the chorus of
the song (each chin face
represents a member of the
band)
19 5.3 Mid shot Band members back in room
together performing, but with
props that aren‟t instruments
(e.g. broomstick for a guitar)
20 2.3 Mid shot Mid shot of a teacher as the
lyrics shout “teachers!”
21 3.9 Long shot The teacher walks into the shot
and is helping students with
their work on the computers
22 7 Midshot Tilt Guitarist is standing at the top
of a flight of stairs, then runs
down it (fast paced editing half
way through)
23 5 2 shot mid shot Music stops and lead singer
asks the teacher “have you
ever been to the highest
ground?”. Teacher pulls a
confused face to the camera.
(higher ground is the name of
the song )
24 3 Mid shot Slow motion. Bassist laughing
at the previous scene.
25 7 Long shot Three band members are
hiding behind a brick wall, then
two run off in opposite
directions when the third
member pokes his head out of
the top.
26 2 shot Shows two lovers sitting
together
27 Mid shot “keep on loving” ; one of the
lovers passionately kissing and
hugging himself
28 6 Long shot The drummer runs across the
screen, then slow motion
rewind brings him back into
shot, then he continues
running forward at normal
speed
3. 29 7 Extreme close Zooming As the lyrics sing “sleepers just
up/long out/in stop sleeping”, the bassist is
shot/high angle sleeping on the floor between
a stair case as the camera
zooms out of his face to reveal
the weird location.
30 5 Low angle/wide Band members are playing
shot along to the song but without
their instruments, then the
lead singer‟s head pops into
view and says “oh no!”.
31 13 Splitscreen/close Screen The screen is split into 4
up flipped sections and chin faces are
upside down singing along to the chorus of
the song (each chin face
represents a member of the
band)
32 4 Handheld The opening scene is played,
slow motion but slow motion and reversing
reverse
33 3 Close up Screen 1st chin face of band member
flipped appears singing the end of the
upside chorus
down/wipe
34 3 Handheld Camera continues from scene
slow motion 32
reverse
35 4 Close up Screen 2ndchin face of band member
flipped appears singing the end of the
upside chorus
down/wipe
36 3 Handheld Camera continues from scene
slow motion 34
reverse
37 4 Close up Screen 3rd chin face of band member
flipped appears singing the end of the
upside chorus
down/wipe
38 3 Handheld Camera continues from scene
slow motion 36
reverse
39 3 Close up Screen 4th chin face of band member
flipped appears singing the chorus
upside
down/wipe
4. 40 8 Low angle, Band members playing to the
midshot outro of the song with the lead
singer dressed up (random)
41 1 Long shot Fade The door slams in time with
the final note of the song and
fades to black