This document contains a shot list for a short film. It describes 56 shots ranging from establishing shots, close-ups, point-of-view shots, and more. The shots tell the story of a toy being abandoned and then rescued. They show the toy being given as a gift, left behind in a car, discovered by a woman who takes it home and washes it, revealing that it is actually a dirty and injured dog. Rolling credits end the film with messages about adopting dogs for life, not just Christmas.

1. Shotno.
(correlate with
script)
ShotType Definition Shotduration Sound
1 Zoomto ES Thiswill be the openingshotof myshort filmandthere will be azoomto
an establishingshottointroduce the audience tothe settingandwhile
Chloe excitedlyrunsintothe room.
10 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
2 CU Thiswill be focusingonthe Christmaspresent. 5 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
3 POV Thiswill be whenChloe grabsthe presentfromunderneaththe tree and
as she starts to openit.
5 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
4 MS zoomto CU Thiswill be of the presentbeingopenedandwhenthe toyisfirst
revealedtothe audience there will be azoomtoa close upof the toy.
7 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
5 MS froma Low
angle
Thiswill be focusingonPaul andJacqui,whohave givenChloe the
present,toimplytheyholdthe poweroverthisexperience because they
have broughtChloe the present.
3 seconds
30
“We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech

2. 6 Low angle MS pan Thisreinforcesthe powerChloe’sparent’sholdandwillbe asChloe
beginstoplaywiththe toy,the shotwill panupwards, followingChloe as
she standsup.
5 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
7 MS zoomto LS Thisshot continuesasChloe isstill playingwiththe toyandas itzooms
out to the longshotthe textwill appearabove the Christmastree.
10 seconds “We Wishyoua Merry
Christmas”- Incompetech
8 ES zoom to CU Thisshot will be atthe beginningof scene 2to reveal tothe audience
that Christmasisover.The zoomwill be focusingonthe toy.
8 seconds “November”- Bensound
9 ES pan fromright
to leftof the
screen.Zoom
Thiswill be whenChloe andherparentswalkpastthe toy to leave it
underthe oldChristmastree.The zoomwill gotowardsthe toy to
highlighthowisolateditfeels.
10 seconds “November”- Bensound
10 Pan LS Thiswill be introducingthe officesettingwhere Paul will be satathis
desk.The pan will gofromlefttoright to showa side portraitof Paul sat
at hisdeskopeningthe letter.
6 seconds “November”- Bensound
11 MS froma low
angle
Thiswill be as Paul startsto read the letterat hisdeskandwill showhis
face in the shotso the audience cansee howhe beginstoreactto the
letterandscratcheshisheadin a frustratedmanner.
6 seconds “November”- Bensound
12 ECU Thiswill be whenPaul mimesthe word“shit”asa reactiontothe letter. 2 seconds
47
“November”- Bensound

3. 13 ECU Thiswill be revealingthe wordsonthe lettertothe audience andthe
words“it isour greatestregretto informyou”will cutto “4 weeks’
notice”andthenit will cut to “letgo”.
7 seconds “November”- Bensound
14 CU Thiswill be whenPaul clencheshisfistonthe desk. 3 seconds “November”- Bensound
15 MS froma low
angle shot
Thiswill be whenPaul rubshishandoverhischin. 4 seconds “November”- Bensound
16 MS witha dolly
camera
movement
Thiswill shootChloe’sbackandfollowherasshe walksthroughthe
gardentowardsPaul’scar.
6 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
17 CU witha hand-
heldcamera
movement
Thiswill reveal thatChloe isholdingthe toyinherarms and presumably
carryingit towardsthe car. The hand heldcameramovementwill show
that Chloe isstill walking.
3 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
18 Over-the-shoulder
shot
Thiswill be usedwhenChloe opensPaul’scardoor,thenshe placesthe
toy onthe passengerseatandclosesthe door.
8 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
19 MS froma high
angle.Zoomto CU
Thiswill be whenChloe walksawayfromthe car andleavesthe toyalone
inthe car on the passengerseat.The shotwill thenzoomtowardsthe
toy.
6 seconds
37
“PianoMoment”- Bensound

4. 20 POV froma low
angle.Panto MS
Thiswill be fromthe pointof viewof the toy and will be frominside the
car, showingPaul ashe opensthe door.The pan to MS will be whenPaul
sitsinthe car so that the shot can reveal Paul’sreactiontoseeingthe toy
and whenhe patsthe toyon the head.
10 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
21 Over-the-shoulder
shot
Thiswill be as Paul placeshiscoat underneaththe toy. 5 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
22 CU Thiswill be a shotof the car tyre as the car beginstopull outof the drive. 5 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
23 LS Thiswill be whenPaul isdrivinginthe car and will be shotfromthe back
seatof the car, revealingthe frontwindscreenandthe twofrontseats.
6 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
24 ECU Thiswill be whenPaul’sphone beginsto ringandthe phone screenwill
read“work”.
3 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
25 CU froma low
angle
Thiswill capture Paul’sreactiontohisphone ringing. 4 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
26 LS Thiswill be the same shotas whenPaul wasdrivinginthe car before but
will show(throughthe frontwindscreen)thatPaul ispullingoverintoa
lay-byonthe side of the road.
5 seconds
38
“November”- Bensound

5. 27 CU Thiswill capture Paul’sfacial reactionjustbefore he getsoutof the car to
answerhisphone.
4 seconds “November”- Bensound
28 LS Thiswill be of the car, parkedina lay-byonthe side of the road,and will
capture Paul as he getsout of the car and leansintothe car to grab his
coat.
9 seconds “November”- Bensound
29 POV witha low
angle,pan
forwards
Thiswill be a POV of the toyas Paul reachesintothe car and grabs his
coat. The shot will includehisface toreveal thathe isn’tlookingashe
grabs hiscoat. The camera will be saton the coat (actingasthe toy) and
will move withthe coatwhenPaul beginstopull italongthe seat.
6 seconds “November”- Bensound
30 MS Thiswill be of the side of the car whenthe toy fallsout. 3 seconds “November”- Bensound
31 MS Thiswill be of Paul as he is talkingonthe phone,the focuswill thenshift
to the toy inthe backgroundon the floorby the car.
5 seconds “November”- Bensound
32 MS Thiswill be as Paul hangsup hisphone andturns awayfrom the camera
to walkto the car.
3 seconds “November”- Bensound
33 LS zoom to CU Thiswill be the same shotof the car parkedonthe side of the road and
will see Paul getintohiscar without realisingthe toyhasfallenout.The
camera will thenzoomtowardsaCU of the toyand once the shotisCU
the car will pull away,leavingthe toyabandoned.
10 seconds
40
“November”- Bensound

6. 34 CU Thiswill be a close upof the shotof the toy sat by the side of the road. 0.5 seconds “November”- Bensound
35 CU Thiswill be a close upof the shotof the toy sat by the side of the road,
but itwill nowbe raining.
0.5 seconds “November”- Bensound
36 CU Thiswill be a close upof the shotof the toy sat by the side of the road,
but itwill nowbe dark
0.5 seconds “November”- Bensound
37 CU Thiswill be a close upof the shotof the toy sat by the side of the road,
but thistime Beth’sfeetwill appeartothe side of the toyand her hands
will reachdownandgrab it.
7 seconds “November”- Bensound
38 MS Thiswill be of Beth’storso(frombelowherchinto herlowerstomach)
and will showherholdingthe toy.
3 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
39 MS withhand-
heldcamera
movement
Thiswill be the same shotof Beth’storso(frombelowherchintoher
lowerstomach) andwill showherholdingthe toyasshe walkstowards
hercar.
4 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
40 Over-the-shoulder
shotwithhand-
heldcamera
movement
Thiswill be as Bethwalkstowardshercar, the focuswill be onBeth’s
shoulderfora couple of secondsandthe focuswill thenshifttobe
focusingonBeth’scar.
4 seconds
19.5
“PianoMoment”- Bensound

7. 41 MS witha low
angle
Thiswill be frominside the carwhenBethplacesthe toy inside hercar. 4 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
42 LS Thiswill be shotfromthe backseat of Beth’scar andwill capture when
she getsin anddrivesaway.
7 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
43 CU froma low
angle
Thiswill be capturingBeth’sbackdoor andwhenshe entersthe house,
dropsher bagsand kicksoff her shoes.
7 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
44 MS withhand-
heldcamera
movement
Thiswill be showingthe toyinBeth’sarmsas she carries itthroughthe
utilityroom,the shotwill finishwhenBethturnsawayfromthe camera
to exitthe utilityroom.
3 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
45 CU zoomto LS Thiswill be whenBethiswalkingwiththe toyinthe hallwayandthe
camera will begintoslowlyzoomawaytoa LS whenBethturnsto go up
the stairs.
5 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
46 CU Thiswill filmthe topof the stairsand will include Beth’sfeetwalkingpast
the camera.
2 seconds “PianoMoment”- Bensound
47 CU Thiswill be of the bathroomdoor handle andBethopensit. 2 seconds
30
“PianoMoment”- Bensound

8. 48 MCU Thiswill be of the toy inBeth’sarms and Bethwill walkintothe
bathroom(awayfromthe camera) while the cameraremainsinthe same
position.
3 seconds “November”- Bensound
49 MS Thiswill be shotinside the bathtubwhenBethlowersthe toy inside. 2 seconds “November”- Bensound
50 CU Thiswill be whenBethpicksupthe showerhead. 2 seconds “November”- Bensound
51 LS witha pan
fromright to left
Thiswill be whenBethiswashingthe toy(withherbackto the camera),
there will be apan fromleftto right.Asthe panreacheshalfway(sothat
Beth’sbodycoversthe toy) there will be acut (but itwill looklike one
simultaneousshot) whereIwill swapthe toyforPepperthe dog.Thus,
whenthe pan continuesitwill be revealedthatthe toywasactually
Pepperthe dogthe whole time.
8 seconds “November”- Bensound
52 CU pan Thisshot will be panningupPepper’sbodytoreveal thatshe isverydirty
and has scars all overherbody.
5 seconds “November”- Bensound
53 ECU Thiswill shootPepper’seye. 1 second
21
“November”- Bensound

9. 54 MS zoomout to
LS
Thiswill be whenPepperisstill beingwashedandwill zoomouttoa LS of
Pepperinthe bathwithBethstill washingher,here there will be acut to
a black screen.
5 seconds “November”- Bensound
55 BlankScreen There isthe non-diegeticsoundof adog whiningasthe still title page,
textfadesin:
- “Dogs are forlife,notjustforChristmas”
- “Don’t treatthemlike a gift.”
5 seconds “November”- Bensound
56 BlankScreen Rollingcredits:
- Katie McQuillanasDirector,Producerandeditor
- Pepper(the dog)
- Beatrice Dawsonas Chloe
- Morgan Long as Beth
- Jacqui McQuillanas the mother
- Paul McQuillanas the father
- IncompetechforWe WishYou A Merry Christmas
- BensoundforPianomomentandNovember
10 seconds
15
“November”- Bensound
277.5 – 4.6 minutes