The document provides a shot list for a film opening, outlining 17 camera shots with descriptions of the shot type, location, and what will be depicted in each shot. The shots will tell the story of a character who quits his restaurant job after being berated by his supervisor, decides to pursue his dream of filmmaking, packs his bag and camera, and leaves home on his skateboard to begin his adventure.
1. Shot List
The list of camera shots I’m going to use to create my film opening.
Shot number Shot type Location Description
1 Medium Close up Alice Lisle Shows the main character leant over a
table with the restaurant in the
background
2 Close up Alice Lisle Shows just the clock slowly passing time
3 Two person shot Alice Lisle Shows the supervisor walking into the
room with the main character in and
instantly shouting at him for his work
ethic
4 Ultra close up Alice Lisle Shows just his eyes as it is meant to show
his shock and realisation of what the
supervisor had just said to him
5 Long shot Alice Lisle Shows him storming out of the room
after quitting with the supervisor still
shouting at him as he leaves
6 Long shot Alice Lisle Shows him walking out of the restaurant
and throwing his apron in the bin
showing that he doesn’t intend on
coming back to the job. Also the actors
name will appear behind him as he leaves
7 Medium shot His House Fades into him lying in his bed scrolling
through images on his phone with just
the phone light to light up his face and
the rest of the room dark
8 Point of view shot His House Shows the image that he is looking at
which says “Your I can is more important
than your IQ” which will then come off
the phone screen and act as the title of
the film
9 Medium His House Shows him sat up in his bed with just the
phone screen as a light showing his
realisation that he can do whatever he
wants
10 Medium His House Show him throw his bag into the middle
of the room and prepare for it to be
packed. His main bedroom light is now on
11 Medium His House Shows him all but emptying his draw
throwing out clothes that he is going to
pack into his bag
12 Medium His House Shows him finishing packing his bag and
doing it up ready for use. Shot will end by
fading into black
13 Medium His House A shot of a cheap point and shoot camera
2. that he picks up as he will take it with him
on his journey to film with
14 Close up His House He will be holding the camera looking up
at it and talking into it, there will be a
small amount of hand shake in the shot
as it’s his first timed doing this kind of
thing
15 Medium His House He will just be exiting the door with his
backpack on his back, his camera over his
shoulder and his skateboard in his hand
16 Long shot Street
outside his
house
It will show him leaving and getting onto
his skate board and leaving his home to
go on his adventure
17 Establishing Area
around
where he
lives
It will be shot from on top of a hill nearby
and will start off zoomed in on him and
will slowly zoom out to show the
surrounding area. I will do this with either
a zoom lens or a drone depending on
what is available to me.