Pre- Production: Film Opening Shot List

 

ACT I Shot List
A shot list is a document that describes each shot within a film or video to map out everything that will happen in a scene.
Shot #	Description/Action Line	Camera Shot (Shot size and angle)	Composition of Shot and Camera Framing	Camera Movement	Sound (Music, Dialogue, sound effects.)
1	Close up of a bookshelf in the Nook, where we showcase our credits. Violet’s hand is seen grabbing a book.	Close up shot, low angle	Symmetry, POV	Static	Music
2	Violet is sitting down and reading on a table. The librarian from across the room slowly walks closer to Violet while she reads and listens to music, getting more in focus.	Medium shot, shoulder level	Rule of thirds, 2 shot	Static	Music, footsteps
3	Over the shoulder from the librarian’s perspective as she tells violet that the school is closing and to enjoy her weekend. Violet agrees and the librarian leaves.	Medium Full shot, high angle	OTS,	Random movement	Footsteps, dialog, book closing
4	Violet leaves the Nook and walks into frame, putting on her headphones, and then walks out of frame with music playing.	Medium Close-up shot, eye level	Single	Static	Footsteps, door closing, music
5	Over the shoulder of the stalker who is watching her leave the school. He then leaves the frame after her.	Wide shot, shoulder level	OTS	Tracking	Heavy breathing
1	We watch Violet from in front of her walk home listening to music	Full shot, eye level	Single	Tracking, random movement	Music
2	POV of the stalker watching her go home from behind her, walking slower than her.	Full shot, shoulder level	POV	Random movement	Heavy breathing, footsteps
3	Violet walks up to her front door and sighs.	Medium Full, shoulder level	Single	Tracking	Sighs, door opening, sounds from inside
4	Violet walks inside and calls out for her parents with no response.	Full shot, high angle	Single	Static	Dialog
5	Violet walks to her room.	Medium Full shot, hip level	Single	Trucking	Footsteps, music
6	With the camera looking through the fan, she walks into her room and sits down at her vanity mirror.	Wide shot, overhead angle	Single	Static	Sounds of ceiling fan
7	Violet looks at the mirror and comments on her appearance.	Medium Full shot, shoulder level	POV	Static	Dialog
8	Close up of Violets personal journal as she pulls it out of her bag.	Close up shot, low angle	Insert	Static	Diegetic sounds of bag
9	Violet writes in her journal and as she writes the camera zooms closer onto her. When she is done writing and stands up, the stalker is revealed to be watching through her window.	Full shot, shoulder level	Single	Zoom in	Dialog, pen writing, chair moving, audio stinger
10	She lays in bed with music.	Medium shot, overhead shot	Single	Static	Music, diegetic sounds of bed creaking
11	A knock is heard at the door, startling Violet, she sits up and she calls out thinking it is her parents.	Medium shot, knee level	Single	Boom	Door knock, bed creaking, dialog
12	She walks out of her room to check the door, leaving the frame	Full shot, eye level	Single	Static	Door opening, ceiling fan
13	We watch her over her shoulder as she walks towards the door.	Close up shot, shoulder level	OTS	Random movement	Footsteps, tense music
14	From the outside we see her open the door and look down.	Medium Close up shot, eye level	Single	Static	Door opening, tense music, bird noises
15	Close up of the note and lipstick on the floor.	Extreme Close up shot, high angle	Insert	Random movement	Diegetic sounds
16	Close up of Violet as she picks up the note and looks around.	Medium Close up shot, hip level	Single	Tilt	No sound
17	Violet reads the note, the further she gets the more the camera moves closer her.	Full shot, Dutch angle	Single	Push in	Dialog, tense music, sharp cut off
18	Once she is done reading the camera zooms out quickly.	Wide shot, eye level	Single	Zoom out	Tense music, heavy breathing, heart beating
19	Violet looks around to see who could have sent the note.	Medium Close up shot, eye level	Single	Random movement	Heavy breathing