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A2 Media Studies Unit G324
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Name: Jamie Whitbread and Charlotte Page
Title: Ancestors

Shot Camera Length Shot type / angle / Good or Camera operator, with any
No. code (mm:ss) movement bad take comments / descriptions of shot
Cam = Charlotte Page.
Extreme Long Shot/Eye
1 1 0:01 Bad Ashleigh (protagonist) walking
Level/No Movement
towards front door. Test Shot.

Extreme Long Shot/Eye
Level/No Movement
towards front door. Actor mistake.
Extreme Long Shot/Eye Ashleigh (protagonist) walking
3 3 00:01 Bad
Level/No Movement towards front door. Actor mistake -
walks too far.
Extreme Long Shot/Eye Camera pans Ashleigh (protagonist)
4 4 00:16 Good
Level/Pan walking towards front door. Panning
was steady.
Camera now as a long shot pans
5 5 00:16 Long Shot/Eye Level/Pan Good Ashleigh (protagonist) walking
towards front door. Panning was
steady.
Mid-Shot/Eye Level/No MS of Ashleigh walking towards
6 6 00:10 Bad
Movement camera. Natural light becoming too
dark so detail is lost.
Mid-Shot/Eye Level/No
7 7 00:26 Bad Retake of above shot. Natural light
Movement
becoming too dark so detail is lost.
Cam = Jamie Whitbread.
Close-Up/High Camera pans close-up of Ashleigh’s
8 8 00:15 Bad
Angle/Panning feet walking past. Camera is
unsteady.
Camera as a long shot tracks
Long Shot/Eye
Level/Tracking
towards front door. Too much
camera movement.
Close-Up/High Close up shot of Ashleigh’s feet
10 10 00:02 Bad
Angle/Panning walking to door. Test Shot to check
camera was positioned correctly.
Close-Up/Eye
11 11 00:13 Good Panning Ashleigh walking towards
Level/Panning
front door. Panning was steady.
Close-Up/Eye Panning Ashleigh walking towards
12 12 00:14 Bad
Level/Panning front door. Panning of camera was
unsteady.

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Close-Up/Eye Close-up shot of Ashleigh’ feet
13 13 00:15 Good
Level/Panning walking to front door. Panning this
time was steady.
Close-Up/High Angle/No Camera at a high angle shows box
14 14 00:06 Good
Movement on living room table. Shot was well
framed.
Long Shot to Close- From high angle, camera zooms in
15 15 00:15 Bad
Up/High Angle/Zoom In to close up of box on table. Zoom
too quickly.
Close-Up/High Angle/No
16 16 00:02 Good From high angle, close up of box on
Movement
table. High angle worked well.
Cam = Charlotte Page
Long Shot to Close- From a long shot to close-up,
17 17 00:07 Good
Up/High Angle/Zoom In camera zooms in on box on table.
Zooming worked well.
Close-Up/High Angle/Pan
18 18 00:10 Good Camera pans up and over the box
Over
on the table. Panning was steady.
Over the Shoulder Box on table is visible over the
19 19 00:11 Shot/Eye Level/No Good shoulder of Ashleigh. Shot was
Movement framed well over characters
shoulder.
Over the Shoulder Cam = Jamie Whitbread.
20 20 00:15 Shot/Eye Level/No Bad Box on table is opened by Ashleigh
Movement and pushed away. Test shot.

Over the Shoulder Cam = Charlotte Page
21 21 00:02 Shot/Eye Level/No Bad Ashleigh opens box on table.
Movement Recording cut.
Over the Shoulder Ashleigh opens the box and looks
22 22 00:18 Shot/Eye Level/No Good through items.
Movement Shot was framed well over
characters shoulder.
Ashleigh tracked looking through
Over the Shoulder
23 23 00:22 Bad items in box and presses hand of
Shot/High Angle/Tracking
doll to make it move. Action made
too obvious
Over the Shoulder Ashleigh tracked looking through
24 24 00:28 Bad
Shot/High Angle/Tracking items in box and presses hand of
doll to make it move. Actor mistake.
Over the Shoulder Cam = Jamie Whitbread.
25 25 00:12 Shot/High Angle/No Bad Ashleigh opens box on table.
Movement Recording cut too early.
Ashleigh opens box on table, the
Over the Shoulder
26 26 00:19 Good doll begins to move and the box is
pushed. Framed well, shot recorded
this time.

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Over the Shoulder
27 27 00:24 Bad Ashleigh opens box on table. Test
Shot.
Ashleigh opens the box, the dolls
Over the Shoulder hand is pressed and the box is
28 28 00:21 Good
Shot/High Angle/Tracking tracked being pushed away.
Tracking Ashleigh’s movements was
successful.
Close-Up/High Panning over the items that are in
29 29 00:05 Good
Angle/Panning the box. Panning was steady and
captured each item.
Close-Up/High Panning over the items that are in
30 30 00:03 Bad
Angle/Panning the box. Phone rings in the
background.
Close-Up/High Angle/Pan Camera pans over the items in the
31 31 00:14 Good
& Zoom box and zooms in on the dolls face.
Zoom was at the right pace.
Close-Up/High Angle/Pan Camera pans over the items in the
32 32 00:16 Good
& Zoom box and zooms in on the dolls
face.Zoom was at the right pace.
Close-Up/High Angle/No
33 33 00:04 Bad Close up of dolls face. Camera goes
Movement
out of focus.
Close-Up/High Angle/No Retake of the above - Close up of
34 34 00:04 Good
Movement dolls face. Camera in focus this
time.
Mid-Shot/High Angle/No
35 35 00:10 Bad MS of doll on chair. Too much
Movement
talking in background.

Long Shot/High Angle/No
36 36 00:10 Good Doll appears to be thrown on floor.
Movement
Shot is framed well.
Long Shot/High
From a canted angle, doll is laying
37 37 00:09 Angle/Canted/No Good
on floor in the darkness.
Movement
The canted angle works well.
Mid Shot/High Same as above but now doll is
38 38 00:08 Angle/Canted/No Good sitting up and getting closer.
Movement Camera is in focus, shot framed
well.
Close-Up/Eye Camera pans across dolls face with
39 39 00:08 Good
Level/Panning a close-up shot. Panning is stead,
captures the features of the doll.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No
40 40 00:09 Good Doll is sitting on the floor in
Movement
darkness. Prop is positioned well.

Mid Shot/Eye
41 41 00:13 Good Starting as a MS, camera zooms in
Level/Zooms In
to a close up of the dolls face.

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Zooming is steady and camera stays
in focus.

Close Up/Eye Level/No
42 42 00:15 Good Close Up shot of the dolls face.
Movement
Shot is well framed.

43 43 00:17 Bad Close Up shot of the dolls face.
Movement
Camera goes out of focus.
Close Up/Eye Level/No Close up of TV, which has white
44 44 00:17 Bad
Movement noise. Test shot.

Another test shot of TV, which has
45 45 00:04 Bad white noise. Decide to use a
Movement
different shot type, close-up is
unsuccessful.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No TV at a MS with white noise.
46 46 00:08 Good
Movement Mid-shot frames the TV well, better
than the above shot.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No TV shot from a MS with white noise.
47 47 00:12 Bad
Movement Zooms in accidentally, camera
unsteady.
Mid Shot/Eye
48 48 00:09 Bad TV shot from a MS with white noise.
Level/Zooms In
Zooms in too quickly.

49 49 00:19 Bad Ashleigh is sitting at the table, when
Movement
her phone rings. Actor mistake.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Ashleigh is sitting at the table, when
50 50 00:15 Bad
Movement her phone rings. Problems with
phone ringing.
Ashleigh is sitting at the table, when
51 51 00:21 Good her phone rings. She answers. The
Movement
phone ringing and recording are
time correctly.
Close Up/High Angle/No Close Up shot of phone ringing on
52 52 00:15 Good
Movement table with an unknown number.
Framed Well.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Ashleigh on the phone. Experiment
53 53 00:19 Bad
Movement with a flashing light which was
unsuccessful.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Ashleigh answers phone, sitting at
54 54 00:20 Good
Movement the table. Boom mic is successful,
dialogue is clear.
Close Up/High Angle/No Close Up shot of phone on the table,
55 55 00:01 Bad
Movement waiting for it to ring. Camera is out of
focus.

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Close Up/High Angle/No Close up shot of phone ringing with
56 56 00:15 Good
Movement an unknown number. Shot is framed
well.
Close Up/High Angle/No
57 57 00:06 Bad Retake of the above shot, camera
Movement
stopped recording too early.
Close up shot of phone ringing on
58 58 00:30 Good table with an unknown number
Movement
calling. Camera is in focus and
displays the message clearly.
Close up shot of the phone
59 59 00:05 Good displaying one missed call message
Movement
and a voicemail. Camera is in focus
and displays the message clearly.

60 60 00:32 Accidentally Recording! Bad Accidentally Recording!

Cam = Jamie Whitbread
Mid-Shot/Eye Ashleigh is standing in the dark,
61 61 00:10 Good
Level/Zooms In looks frightened. Zooms in to close
up of her face.
Mid-Shot/Eye Same as above yet doll appears
62 62 00:02 Bad
Level/Zooms In behind characters shoulder.
Problem with prop.
Mid-Shot/Eye Retake of the above shot, doll is
63 63 00:08 Good
Level/Zooms In behind Ashleigh’s shoulder that is in
the dark.
64 64 00:09 Bad Experiment with dolls shadow. Test
Movement
shot.
The shadow of the doll appears on
65 65 00:06 Good the wall. Lighting works well and the
Movement
shadow is clear. Empty space is
also successful.
Close up shot of Ashleigh’s face.
66 66 00:06 Good Actor is in darkness. Her make-up is
Movement
smudged. Lighting is dark and
successful as shadows are created.
Close up shot of Ashleigh’s face.
67 67 00:05 Good Actor is in darkness. Her make-up is
Movement
smudged.Lighting is dark and
successful as shadows are created.
Ashleigh is looking in the mirror that
Over The Shoulder/Eye
68 68 00:16 Good is broken and has been written over.
Level/No Movement
Her make-up is smudged. Shot is
well framed.
Close Up/Eye
69 69 00:13 Good Ashleigh’s feet are tracked walking
Level/Tracking
to the front door. Tracking is steady.

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Close Up/Eye Ashleigh’s feet are tracked walking
70 70 00:13 Bad
Level/Tracking to the front door. Tripod seen in
background.
Close Up/Eye
71 71 00:15 Bad Ashleigh’s feet are tracked walking
Level/Tracking
to the front door. Camera to shaky.

Close Up/Eye
72 72 00:11 Good Ashleigh’s feet are tracked walking
Level/Tracking
to the door. Tracking is steady.

Close Up/Eye
73 73 00:07 Bad Close up of Ashleigh’s feet. Car
Level/Tracking
drove past.
Long Shot/Eye Level/No Ashleigh walks to front door.
74 74 00:12 Good
Movement Camera is in the correct position to
capture Ashleigh walking.
Close up Ashleigh’s feet walking to
75 75 00:11 Good the front door. Camera is in the
Movement
correct position to capture Ashleigh
walking.
76 76 00:06 Bad Close up Ashleigh’s feet walking to
Movement
the front door. Actor mistake.

77 77 00:10 Bad Close up Ashleigh’s feet walking to
Movement
the front door. Walks too fast.
Ashleigh walks to the front door,
78 78 00:17 Bad opens door with key.
Movement
Actor mistake, turned key wrong
way.
Ashleigh walks to the front door,
79 79 00:19 Good opens door with key. Mid-Shot
Movement
clearly shows the actions of
Ashleigh.
Close Up/Eye Level/No Close up of Ashleigh’s hand with
80 80 00:16 Good
Movement key, opening the door. Shot is
framed well.
Mid shot of Ashleigh entering the
81 81 00:10 Bad house. Camera is on the inside,
Movement
tilted too low so actor’s face cannot
be seen.
82 82 00:15 Bad Ashleigh walks in and closes door.
Movement
Too dark.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Ashleigh walks in and closes door.
83 83 00:20 Good
Movement Lighting made slightly brighter, shot
looks clearer.

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84 84 00:16 Good Ashleigh walks in and closes door.
Movement
Shot was well framed.

Point of View/Eye
85 85 00:06 Bad Point of view of character walking
Level/Tracking
through the front door. Too dark.
Point of view of Ashleigh walking
Point of View/Eye
86 86 00:12 Bad through the front door and walking
Level/Tracking
towards the box on table. Camera
was too unsteady.
Point of view of Ashleigh walking
Point of View/Eye
87 87 00:13 Good through the front door and walking
Level/Tracking
towards the box on table. Shot was
steady.
Long Shot/High Angle/No Long shot of the box on table that
88 88 00:07 Good
Movement can be seen through the door frame.
Shot was well framed.
Long shot of Ashleigh opening box.
Long Shot/High
89 89 00:11 Bad Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Angle/Zoom In
Props were not arranged correctly.

Long Shot/High Long shot of Ashleigh opening box.
90 90 00:20 Bad
Angle/Zoom In Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Zoomed too quickly.
Long Shot/High
91 91 00:19 Good Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Angle/Zoom In
Zooming was steady and at a good
pace.
Long Shot/High Long shot of Ashleigh opening box.
92 92 00:33 Bad
Angle/Zoom In Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Zooming was too slow.
Long Shot/High
93 93 00:32 Bad Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Angle/Zoom In
Props were not arranged correctly.

Long Shot/High
94 94 00:18 Good Zoomed in on objects in the box.
Angle/Zoom In
Zooming was steady and at a good
pace, props were correct.
Long Shot/High Angle/No Ashleigh leaves the living room.
95 95 00:11 Bad
Movement Testing night vision setting on
camera.
Mid Shot/High Angle/No Ashleigh standing in hallway, night
96 96 00:09 Good
Movement vision on camera. Shot was
appropriate for horror.
Close Up/High
97 97 00:14 Good Close-up of Ashleigh’s face standing
Angle/Zoom in
in hallway, night vision on camera.

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Zooms in to an extreme close up of
her eye. Shot was framed well.

98 98 00:11 Bad Shot of a door slamming shut. Door
Movement
did not shut.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Shot of a door slamming shut.
99 99 00:06 Good
Movement Shot was well framed and sound
was good.
Close Up/Low Angle/No Low angle shot of a light flickering.
100 100 00:13 Good
Movement Shot was well framed and included
empty space.
101 101 00:06 Bad Doll sitting on floor against wall with
Movement
night vision on. Doll doesn’t sit right.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Doll sitting on floor against wall with
102 102 00:11 Good
Movement night vision on. Doll positioned
correctly this time.
Close Up/Eye Level/No Close up shot of dolls face. Same as
103 103 00:07 Good
Movement above but just dolls face. Shot is
framed well.
Doll sitting on floor against wall with
Close Up/Eye Level/No night vision on. The dolls face is
104 104 00:07 Good
Movement well framed.

Mid Shot/High Angle/No Doll sitting on floor against wall with
105 105 00:16 Bad
Movement night vision on. Doll didn’t move well
when pressed.
Extreme Close Up/Eye Extreme close up of the doll’s eye.
106 106 00:09 Good
Level/No Movement Shot is positioned well and the eye
frames the screen.
107 107 00:13 Good The doll’s head if framed moving
Movement
side to side. Doll moves well.

108 108 00:10 Bad Re-take of the shot above. Camera
Movement
goes out of focus.
Doll sitting on floor, with head
109 109 00:11 Good moving side to side. Doll moves
Movement
well.

Doll sitting on floor, with head
110 110 00:07 Good moving side to side. Doll moves
Movement
well.

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Mid Shot/High Angle/No Mid Shot of children who are playing
111 111 00:20 Bad
Movement with toys on the floor. Actor mistake.
Children looked at camera.
112 112 00:17 Good
Movement with toys on the floor. Actors did a
successful take.
Mid Shot/High Angle/No
113 113 00:16 Bad Mid Shot of children who are playing
Movement
with toys on the floor. Actor mistake.

114 114 00:21 Bad Mid Shot of children who are playing
Movement
115 115 00:31 Good
Movement with toys on the floor.
Children performed well.
116 116 00:33 Good Mid Shot of children who are playing
Movement

Mid Shot/Eye Level
117 117 00:31 Bad Children continue to play on floor.
Angle/No Movement
Test shot from a new angle.
Mid Shot/Eye Level/No Doll has now appeared in between
118 118 00:08 Good
Movement the children who are playing. Shot
and new angle is framed well.
119 119 00:21 Good Re-take of the shot above but from a
Movement
high angle. High angle works well.

Mid Shot/Eye Level/Zoom
120 120 00:14 Good Mid shot of children playing, zooms
In
in on dolls face. Zoom was steady.
Mid shot of children playing, zooms
Mid Shot/Eye Level/Zoom
121 121 00:13 Bad in on dolls face. Too much empty
In
space at the start of the take.

Mid Shot/Eye
122 122 00:20 Bad Panning to the right across the
Level/Panning
photos. Tripod was not smooth.
Re-take of the above shot. Panning
Mid Shot/Eye
123 123 00:11 Bad to the right across the photos. Tripod
Level/Panning
was not smooth. Decided to try
tracking instead.
Tracking across the photographs on
Mid Shot/Eye
124 124 00:19 Good the fireplace to the right. Tracking
Level/Tracking
was more successful than panning.
Camera was steady.
Mid Shot/Eye Tracking across the photographs on
125 125 00:14 Bad
Level/Tracking the fireplace to the right. Reflection
of camera operator can be seen in

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the photo frame.

Mid Shot/Eye Tracking across photos on the
126 126 00:16 Bad
Level/Tracking fireplace. Too many shadows in the
background can be seen.
Mid Shot/Eye Tracking back to the left across
127 127 00:17 Good
Level/Tracking photos on the fireplace. Camera is
steady.
Mid Shot/ Eye Doll has now appeared on fireplace,
128 128 00:10 Good
Level/Zooms In and zooms in on the face. Shot is
well framed.
Mid Shot/ Eye Tracking back to the left of the
129 129 00:15 Bad
Level/Zooms In photographs and doll on the
fireplace. Camera was unsteady.
Close Up/Eye Level/No Close up of the Mother’s feet
130 130 00:14 Good
Movement walking towards the door. Shot is
framed well.
131 131 00:16 Good
framed well.
132 132 00:16 Good
framed well.
Mother is walking and character
133 133 00:12 Good stops at the door. Shot is well
Movement
framed, actor stops in the right
place.

Recorded sound of jack-in-the-box.
134 134 00:54 Sound Recording Good
Audio

Close Up/High
135 135 00:20 Bad Panning over old items on the table.
Angle/Panning
Lighting was too dark.
Long Shot/Eye Long shot of items on the bookshelf.
136 136 00:24 Bad
Level/Tracking Tracks down to the phone. Shot was
not framed correctly.
137 137 00:18 Bad
Level/Tracking Tracks down to the phone. Shot was
not framed correctly.
138 138 00:16 Good
Level/Tracking Tracks down to the phone, which is
swaying. Shot framed correctly.
Mid Shot/Eye
139 139 00:09 Bad Mid Shot of phone that was swaying
Level/Tracking
but camera cut to early.

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Mid Shot/Eye Camera tracks down the phone wire
140 140 00:08 Good
Level/Tracking that is swaying. Shot was well
framed.
Mid Shot/Eye Camera tracks down the phone wire
141 141 00:15 Bad
Level/Tracking that is swaying. Preferred the above
shot.
142 142 00:06 Bad Close up of dolls face on the
Movement
fireplace. Camera went out of focus.
Close Up/Eye Level/No Close up of dolls face on the
143 143 00:05 Good
Movement fireplace. Camera now in focus.

144 144 00:12 Good Close up of doll on the fireplace. Her
Movement
head is moving. Framed well/
Close Up/Low Close up of dolls face zooms out to
145 145 00:14 Good
Angle/Zooms Out a mid-shot to show its surroundings.
Zooming out was steady.
Retake of the above. Close up of
Close Up/Low
146 146 00:43 Bad dolls face zooms out to a mid-shot to
Angle/Zooms Out
show its surroundings. Zooming out
is unsteady.

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