Shooting script
- 1. Shotno. (correlate with script) ShotType Definition Shotduration Sound 1 Pan upwards toES Thiswill be the openingshotof myshort filmandthere will be apan upwardsto an establishingshottointroduce the audiencetothe setting and while 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 “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.Zoomto CU. 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 mimes the word“shit”asa reactiontothe letter. 2 seconds “November”- Bensound
- 3. 13 ECU Thiswill be revealingthe wordsonthe lettertothe audience andthe words“it isour greatestregretto informyou”will cutto “4 weeks’ notice”andthenit will cutto “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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. 2 seconds “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 The still title page,textfadesin: - “Dogs are forlife,notjustforChristmas” - “Don’t treatthemlike a gift.” 5 seconds “November”- Bensound There isalso the non-diegetic soundof a dogwhining. 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 “November”- Bensound