This document contains a shot list for a horror film called "The Unknown". It describes 16 shots ranging from 3 seconds to 5 seconds that will be used to tell the story. The shots include establishing shots of a house, characters walking and talking, security camera footage being reviewed, objects moving on their own, a door slamming shut and characters screaming and trying to escape as they are killed one by one by a demon possessing one of their friends.

1. Shot List – The Unknown
Scene Shot type Duration Location Description
1
Establishing shot 3 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show Michaela’s house, a normal/conventional
looking house on a conventional street.
1 Wide shot 4 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will shows four friends, walking to Michaela’s house
after school.
1 Two shot 5 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show James and Michaela engaging in a
conversation about Michaela’s house being haunted.
1 Mid shot 4 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show Sophie laughing at Michaela as she
believes in ghosts, Sophie says “ghosts aren’t real.”
1 Mid shot 4 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show Michaela inviting the friends to stay at
hers, in an attempt to prove there is a ghost.
1 Mid shot 4 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show Libby asking “What do you mean?” in
regards to the house being haunted.
1 Two shot 4 seconds Outside, on a
residential street.
The shot will show Michaela and James, talking and agreeing
to stay at Michaela’s for the weekend.
2 High angle shot 3 seconds Inside, living room,
night.
The shot will show James, in the corner of the room crying
and panicking at what he has seen – flash-forward.
3 Wide shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show Sophie setting up the cameras that the
friends will use to film the possible ghost.
3 Close-up 4 seconds Inside, living room,
evening.
The shot will show the room from the cameras perspective -
no large concerns as of yet.
3 Over the shoulder shot 3 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show the friends, watching the footage from
the first night, which is so far uneventful.
4 Mid shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime
The shot will show Sophie speaking to the group of friends
"well that was a waste of time!"
5 Two shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show Libby and Michaela talking and Libby
agreeing to stay another night.
6 Close-up 4 seconds Inside, doorway,
daytime/night?
The shot will show a door slamming shut on its own, as the
trailer flashes forward in its events.
7 Medium Close-up 3 seconds Inside, living room,
evening.
The shot will show Libby crying and looking frightened,
foreshadowing to future crises.

2. Shot List – The Unknown
8 Over the shoulder shot 5 seconds Inside, living room,
night.
The shot will show the movements of different objects in the
footage without human intervention.
8 Wide shot- from
cameras perspective
5 seconds Inside, bedroom, night. The shot will show the characters watching the footage &
seeing James stand over Michaela sleeping.
8 Mid shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show Sophie being frightened and announcing
that she wants to leave.
9 Mid shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show James coming back into the room and
asking what the others have seen on the footage.
10 Mid shot 3 seconds Inside, living room,
daytime.
The shot will show Michaela screaming in fear of what will
happen next.
11 Over the shoulder shot 3 seconds Inside, living
room/bedroom?
Evening.
The shot will show James (the demon) standing over Libby's
dead body - his first victim.
12 Wide shot 3 seconds Inside, living room,
evening.
The shot will show Sophie crawling and looking over her
shoulder - alludes to the demon being close.
12 High angle- from
demons perspective
3 seconds Inside, bedroom,
evening.
The shot will show Sophie continually crawling along the
floor, but the demon is now shown above her.
13 Close-up 3 seconds Inside, bedroom,
evening.
The shot will show a close-up on the door, specifically the
door handle which the characters will try to open.
13 Wide shot 3 seconds Inside, doorway,
evening.
The shot will show the characters forcefully trying to open
the door and escape but being unsuccessful.
14 Mid shot 3 seconds Inside, living room,
evening.
The shot will show Sophie close to death, and covered in
bloods - connotes fear, suffering & builds tension.
15 Mid shot 4 seconds Inside, living room,
evening.
The shot will show Michaela screaming out "Why is this
happening to us?!?!" whilst she is standing alone.
16 Title Scene 4 seconds Title scene. The shot will show a plain black screen with the title of the
film in the centre.