This document provides a shot list for the film "A Young Understanding" with 36 shots described. It begins with establishing wide shots of an exam hall and introduces the main character. Subsequent shots show the character receiving a text distracting them from the exam. Shots then follow the character leaving the exam with friends and partying with alcohol and drugs. Later shots show the character failing the exam and cleaning up to focus on schoolwork. The shot list ends by coming full circle back to the record player from the beginning.

1. Camera Shot List
Programme: A Young Understanding. Director: Megan Byrne
Date: 05-01-17 Camera Person: Fern Disney
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Angle Movement Notes
1. Wide angled shot Zoom in to main
character- slightly-
slowly
From the front of exam hall
2. Close up Pull focus From people sat behind/ next
to, to hand tapping pen
3 Close up Clock ticking
4 Wide angled shot Dolly shot following
examiner
From middle of hall showing
him lay papers on the first row.
5 Close up Pen tapping- someone different
from shot2.
6 Close up of main character Pan down From actor to bag
7 Close up of bag Far shot zoom to close up Showing lit up phone reading
“Wanna ditch and hang???”
8 Close up of actor Actor looking around
9 Over the shoulder shot Showing examiner waking
around and the actor leaning
down to bag, grabbing phone
10 Narrow angle Zoom from far to close
of actor
Showing them thinking whilst
looking at phone
11 Narrow angle close up Quick jump shot from
shot 10 to 11 showing the
phone
Revealing to the audience the
new text sent saying “Sure!!”
12. Wide angle Shot from side of actor, slow
motion, spreading exam papers
across the exam hall
13 Floor wide angle At floor level on top of
the scattered paper-
showing them falling
After all paper on the floor,
showing the actor walking over
the paper
14 Wide angle Over the shoulder shot-
close up to far
Showing the actor walking
away from the camera towards
the door.
15 Close up Hand held Hand putting on a record on a
record player. Music Starts.
16 Wide angle Slight zoom in Slow motion frames from now
on. Camera as eyeline shot-
showing two people leaning on
a wall waiting.
17 Far wide angle shot Showing actor walking up to
the people
18 Extreme close up Slight zoom shot One person lighting a cigarette
and offering it to our character
19 Close up Hand held Of our characters face showing
her contemplating whether or

2. not to accept the cigarette
20 Extreme close up Showing the exchanging of
cigarette.
21 Wide shot Showing two characters sat on
a bus, laughing together
23 Close up Over the shoulder shot Showing the friendship
between these two characters.
24 Jump cut to being in a bedroom,
wide angle shot
Pan Showing a messy desk area
with a combination of school
books, a laptop and more
importantly shot glasses,
packets of tablets and empty
alcohol bottles.
25 Extreme Close up Hand held, in and out of
focus
Having a close up of our
character sticking out her
tongue with a pill on it/ putting
in a pill. These will be different
shots with different colour
lipsticks, being fast paced and
short clips.
26 Narrow Depth of field Hand held, over the
shoulder shot.
Showing our character sitting
on a bed looking into a mirror
putting on shoes getting ready
to go out.
27 Jump cut to park scene, wide
angle- long shot
Having two character sat on
the swings smoking.
28 Narrow angle, extreme close up Of hand with a cigarette /
extreme close up of mouths
breathing out the smoke.
29 Jump cut to exam hall Over the shoulder shot Showing the failure of our
characters exam.
30 Close up Pull focus Shot of our characters face,
upset and showing the
realisation of what her actions
have had on her work- she has
failed her exam
31 Jump cut to bedroom, wide angle Since she has failed her exam,
this shot shows her doing
college work at a laptop on a
clean desk, without drinks
scattered across it.
32 Extreme close up Hand held, Pull focus Showing post stick notes stuck
up across her wall with
important dates- showing she is
becoming more organised.
33 Wide angle Pan shot Of the desk, still showing the
corkboard with all the
gig/concert tickets alongside
photos of her and friends,
showing that their friendship is
still there even though she has
decided to put her college work
first.
34 Close up Over the shoulder Showing her laptop, this shot

3. will be scattered through out
the music video, showing
different videos of her and her
friend but also a variety of
different images which have
been taken using the laptops
webcam.
35 Close up Hand Held Showing the ending of the
record and then the hand taking
off the record and switching
the player off. Music ends.
36 Fades to black