SHOTLIST
The final aspect of our planning is to write a comprehensive shot list for every single possible shot we plan to film.
A shot list is a full list of all the shots that are part of your film, with detailed information for each of them. Creative shot choices aside, it’s easy to forget that a shot list is a strategic document. Creating a shot list is essentially like creating a shooting game plan for the day.
Here's our friend Darius with a reminder of the different shot types and angles:
Here are some top tips for writing a shot list:
Task: Write your shot list
Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film for your extract AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing. These additional shots are often close-ups, cutaways, alternative angles or similar.
We advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word to set out your shot list - you can find an example here. It makes sense to write your shot list by scene or location rather than a huge list of every shot in the extract in chronological order. You can then copy this into your blog to show that it is complete.
SHOT LIST
Friends sitting down having conversation
1 - Establishing shot of scenery, getting an idea of the setting which is the first hill at Northala Fields
2 - Long shot of girls sitting on grass having general conversations
3 - Middle shot introducing each character
4 - Panning upward of the hills and where the girls are specifically sitting
5 - Middle shot of the phone
6 - Closeup of the news report on the phone
7 - Middle shots of each facial expression once hearing the news
8 - Close up of protagonist showing emotion and her pondering
9 - Panning sideways of everybody doing their own thing
10 - Long shot of everyone leaving
11 - Middle shot each character going their separate ways
Science Lab scene
1- Continuity of protagonist opening doors and entering science lab
2 - Close up protagonists shoes as she walks into the classroom
3 - panning sideways toward teacher
4 - long shot of teacher and student greeting
5 - reverse shot of the dialogue happening between them
6 - over the shoulder of protagonists perspective to see teacher
7- close up of protagonists facial expression once finding out teacher won't allow her to make the cure
8 - middle shot of main character sitting down writing notes and thinking
9 - long shot showing protagonist begging teacher
10 - panning upward of teacher finally agreeing on Nura making the cure
11 - Over the shoulder from teachers perspective seeing Nura thanking her
Making cure scene
1 - long shot of Nura's before outfit
2 - middle shot of Nura picking up the laboratory coat
3 - over the shoulder of her putting it on
4 - extreme close up of protagonist placing lab goggles on her eyes
5 - close up of Nura rolling sleeves up
6 - long shot of Nura collecting equipment needed
7- close up of instructions for cure
8 - middle shot of Nura writing notes
9 - long shot of Nura at her station
10 - panning upward of Nura at the station placing equipment in their places
11 - close panning sideways of her placing test tubes into rack
12 - middle shot of her getting the solutions
13 - closeup of solutions
14 - panning opposite direction of Nura putting drops of solution into test tubes
15 - over the shoulder seeing teacher watching Nura making the cure
16 - closeup of emails on teachers computer
17 - extreme closeup of droplets going into the test tubes
18 - long shot of Nura walking to the sink to get water
19 - Middle shot of Nura washing her hands and teaching getting up
20 - Closeup of teacher looking for a specific chemical
21 - Long shot of teacher putting random chemical into Nuras cure
22 - middle shot of Nura walking back to station not realising the droplets MS put into her cure
23 - reverse shots of dialogue between teachers and aura
24 - closeup of teacher accidentally 'purposely' spilling solution onto nuras arm making her have to wash her arm again
25 - close ups of both of them
Elevator scene
1 - long shot of Nura back in her own clothes
2 - continuity shots of her leaving the classroom
3 - closeup of her shoes as she walks into elevator
4 - panning shot upward of Nura walking into elevator
5 - close up of Nuras face
6 - panning outward as the elevator closes
7 - black screen
8 - panning forward as elevator opens
9 - middle shot of Nura with the disease all over her face/body
10 - long shot of her leaving
A shot list is a full list of all the shots that are part of your film, with detailed information for each of them. Creative shot choices aside, it’s easy to forget that a shot list is a strategic document. Creating a shot list is essentially like creating a shooting game plan for the day.
Here's our friend Darius with a reminder of the different shot types and angles:
Here are some top tips for writing a shot list:
Task: Write your shot list
Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film for your extract AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing. These additional shots are often close-ups, cutaways, alternative angles or similar.
We advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word to set out your shot list - you can find an example here. It makes sense to write your shot list by scene or location rather than a huge list of every shot in the extract in chronological order. You can then copy this into your blog to show that it is complete.
SHOT LIST
Friends sitting down having conversation
1 - Establishing shot of scenery, getting an idea of the setting which is the first hill at Northala Fields
2 - Long shot of girls sitting on grass having general conversations
3 - Middle shot introducing each character
4 - Panning upward of the hills and where the girls are specifically sitting
5 - Middle shot of the phone
6 - Closeup of the news report on the phone
7 - Middle shots of each facial expression once hearing the news
8 - Close up of protagonist showing emotion and her pondering
9 - Panning sideways of everybody doing their own thing
10 - Long shot of everyone leaving
11 - Middle shot each character going their separate ways
Science Lab scene
1- Continuity of protagonist opening doors and entering science lab
2 - Close up protagonists shoes as she walks into the classroom
3 - panning sideways toward teacher
4 - long shot of teacher and student greeting
5 - reverse shot of the dialogue happening between them
6 - over the shoulder of protagonists perspective to see teacher
7- close up of protagonists facial expression once finding out teacher won't allow her to make the cure
8 - middle shot of main character sitting down writing notes and thinking
9 - long shot showing protagonist begging teacher
10 - panning upward of teacher finally agreeing on Nura making the cure
11 - Over the shoulder from teachers perspective seeing Nura thanking her
Making cure scene
1 - long shot of Nura's before outfit
2 - middle shot of Nura picking up the laboratory coat
3 - over the shoulder of her putting it on
4 - extreme close up of protagonist placing lab goggles on her eyes
5 - close up of Nura rolling sleeves up
6 - long shot of Nura collecting equipment needed
7- close up of instructions for cure
8 - middle shot of Nura writing notes
9 - long shot of Nura at her station
10 - panning upward of Nura at the station placing equipment in their places
11 - close panning sideways of her placing test tubes into rack
12 - middle shot of her getting the solutions
13 - closeup of solutions
14 - panning opposite direction of Nura putting drops of solution into test tubes
15 - over the shoulder seeing teacher watching Nura making the cure
16 - closeup of emails on teachers computer
17 - extreme closeup of droplets going into the test tubes
18 - long shot of Nura walking to the sink to get water
19 - Middle shot of Nura washing her hands and teaching getting up
20 - Closeup of teacher looking for a specific chemical
21 - Long shot of teacher putting random chemical into Nuras cure
22 - middle shot of Nura walking back to station not realising the droplets MS put into her cure
23 - reverse shots of dialogue between teachers and aura
24 - closeup of teacher accidentally 'purposely' spilling solution onto nuras arm making her have to wash her arm again
25 - close ups of both of them
Elevator scene
1 - long shot of Nura back in her own clothes
2 - continuity shots of her leaving the classroom
3 - closeup of her shoes as she walks into elevator
4 - panning shot upward of Nura walking into elevator
5 - close up of Nuras face
6 - panning outward as the elevator closes
7 - black screen
8 - panning forward as elevator opens
9 - middle shot of Nura with the disease all over her face/body
10 - long shot of her leaving
This looks like great planning!
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