Dead Air Productions Shot List

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Shot type

Description

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Outside chase scene

Shows Alexas
No
house and the
street next to it.
Alexas POV as
Yes
shes running down
the street.

Establishing
shot

POV shot

Panning long
shot

Pans down the

street that Alexa is
running down.

Yes

POV shot

Yes

Extreme close
up (using
gopro)
Panning long
shot

Another shot of in
Alexas point of view
as shes running
down the street.
Odd angle of Alexa
as she is running
down the street.
Same pan
continued from
before hand. It
shows the same
street.
Another shot of in
Alexas point of view
but shes ran further
down the street.
Alexas is running
down the street and
two girls are chasing
her.
Alexa run down the
street and turns
sharply down
another road.
The two girls are
chasing after her
and run past the
camera.
Alexa is running to
her house.
The girls turn the
corner and continue
to follow Alexa.

POV shot

Panning long
shot

POV shot

10

Panning two
shot

11

POV shot

12

Panning two
shot

Yes
Yes

Reason used

It starts the
production with a
fast past and gets
the audiences
attention.
It creates a clear
contrast between
the fast pace shot
beforehand.
It brings back the
fast pace.
It gives a unique
shot, which is quite
distinctive.
Again creates a
clear contrast
between the fast
paced actions.

Yes

This is to keep the

action going.

Yes

Can now see why

she is running.

Yes

Fast pace is
continued.

Yes

Used to keep the

feeling that Alexa is
being chased.

Yes

To show Alexas
desperation.
Again to get the
sense of a chase
scene.

Yes

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Long shot

14

POV shot

15

High angled
long shot

16

Medium shot

17

Cut
away/close up

18

Close up

19

Extreme close
up

20

High angle
long shot
Cut away

21

The two girls run up

the path to the
house.
Alexa opens the
door to her house
and runs inside.

House scene
Alexa rushes into
her house and
closes the door.
Alexa slides down
the door and just
sits there
The girls jump over
some of the
followers to get to
the door.

No

Yes

Fast pace is
continued.

Yes

Makes Alexa look

small and less
powerful.
So the audience
can see her
expressions.
To tell the audience
that the girls/bullies
are still chasing her
even though shes
safe.
To see the emotion
on her face.
-

Yes
Yes

Alexa wipes the

blood of her face.
Extreme close up of
Alexas eyes as she
hears someone
banging on the
door.
Alexa just sits in
shock
The girls bang on
the glass on the
door and start to
shout.
Alexa hears all the
noise and runs up
the stairs

Yes

No

Yes

22

High angled
long shot

23

Mid shot

24

High angled
wide shot

Mid shot of Alexa as

she looks back at
the door.
Alexa is running to
her bedroom.

25

Extreme close
up

Alexa is still running

to her bedroom.

No

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Again to show how

small she is.
Creates a shock as
the cut away is
almost random.
Alexa gets closer to
the camera, so is a
good shot and good
angle.
Gives her less
power as if
audience is looking
down on her.
Bright colour of blue
shoe is clear
contrast to the dull

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Wide shot

27

Medium shot

28

Wide shot

29

Close up

30

Over the
shoulder shot

31

POV shot

32

High medium
shot

33

POV shot

34

Extreme close
up shot
Medium shot

35

36

Low angle mid

shot

Alexa rushes into

her bedroom.
Alexa slams her
door.
Alexa visibly relaxes
and breathes for a
few seconds.
Alexa leans back on
her door, closing her
eyes and thinking.
Alexa looks at the
wardrobe in her
room.
Alexa walks to hear
wardrobe.
Alexa opens the
doors to the
wardrobe.
Alexa moves her
clothes out the way.
Alexa starts to climb
into the wardrobe.
Alexa climbs in to
the wardrobe.

Yes

Low angle mid shot

of Alexa getting into
the wardrobe.

No

Garden Scene
A shot of the sky to
show the scene has
changed.

Yes
Yes
Yes

So facial expression
can be seen.

No

Yes

Best shot to use in

small space.
Quirky angle looks
different.

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

37

Establishing
shot

38

Close up Shot

Alexa is lying on the

grass as if shes
been sleeping.

39

Medium
tracking shot
POV shot

Alexa wakes up and Yes

starts to sit up.
Alexa looks around
Yes
and sees another
girl sitting next to
her reading a
newspaper.
Alexa looks at
Yes
objects on the picnic

39

40

Extreme close
up

lighting.
Brings up pace
again.
A fast shot, fits
pace.
Give a chance for
pace to slow down.

Yes

Yes

Clear fast shot.

Adds to pace.
Close up on shoe
keeps pace fast.
Shot was blurred on
purpose added a
sense of mystery
and suspense.
-

To clearly show
audience the
location has moved/
scene has changed.
First shot of main
character in scene
lighting was very
good.
An experimental
shot.
Lets audience see
things through
Alexas eyes.
Shows expression
and will be able to

blanket.
41

Cut away shot

42

Extreme close
up shot

43

Cut away shot

44

Extreme close
up shot

45

Cut away shot

46

Cut away shot

47

Close up

48

Wide shot

49

Over the
shoulder shot

50

Panning wide
shot

51

Extreme close
up
Over the
shoulder shot

52

53

Close up shot

A shot of some coke

bottles on books.
Alexa is still looking
at objects.

Yes

Alexa looks at some

cassette tapes on
the blanket.
Alexa looks a one
more object.

Yes

A shot shows an old

cassette player/tape
player.
A shot shows a
present on the
blanket.
Alexa asks the
stranger where she
is.
The stranger
(Clarissa) tells her
where she is and
looks quite amused.

Yes

Alexa looks at her in

confusion and starts
to get annoyed.
Clarissa hands
Alexa her
newspaper that she
was reading to
prove what year it
is.
This shot shows that
the year is 1875.
Alexa thinks this is
insane and doesnt
know how she got in
this time period.
Alexa goes back to
accusing Clarissa
and asks her how
she even knows her.

Yes

Yes

create eye line

match in edit.
Shows what Alexa
was looking at.
Shows expression
and will be able to
create eye line
match in edit.
Shows what Alexa
was looking at.
Shows expression
and will be able to
create eye line
match in edit.
Shows what Alexa
was looking at.

No

Yes

So we can see
Alexas confusion.

Yes

So we can see the

new location clearly
for the first time in
the scene.

Yes

Can create a shot

reverse shot in edit
if we wanted too.
A good pan as it
was very smooth.

Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes

Shows the audience

the date.
Gives clear shot of
Alexa and scenery.
Shows clear
emotion on
Clarissas face.

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Close up shot

55

Close up shot

56

Close up shot

57

Close up shot

58

High angled
close up shot

59

Close up shot

60

Close up shot

61

Cut away shot

62

Wide two shot

63

Cut away shot

64

Wide two shot

65

Cut away shot

66

Wide two shot

Alexa still cant

believe this is
happening and
finally realises that
shes wearing
different clothes.
Clarissa makes a
joke as she thinks
this is funny.
The joke prompts
Alexa and she talks
about how she in a
wardrobe.
Clarissa interrupts
her and starts to get
annoyed.

Yes

Shows Alexas
costume.

Yes

Alexa starts to talk

about how she was
being chased and
that she doesnt
remember how she
got here.
Clarissa thinks
Alexa might have
been dreaming.

Yes

Shows Clarissa
laughing and good
framing.
Almost an extreme
close up, works well
to show off Alexas
emotions
Fast paced shot that
helps clearly show
Clarissa interrupting
Alexa.
Shows that Alexa
feels sad and upset
when talking about
being chased.

Alexa says that, that

idea makes sense
but it felt too real to
be a dream.
A shot of a flower.

Yes

Yes

Shows that scene is

changing.

Alexa and Clarissa

are sitting on the
picnic blanket in
different positions.
The coke bottles are
shown again.
Alexa and Clarissa
are again sitting on
the blanket.
A plate with
sandwiches on is
shown in a shot.
Alexa and Clarissa
are still sitting on a
blanket.

Yes

Shows that time has

passed since cut
away.

Yes

Shows time
passing.
Shows time
passing.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Helps to get scene

out of the slower
pace that last shot
has set.
Again shows
Alexas emotions
clearly.

Yes

Shows time
passing.

Yes

Shot shows
audience that Alexa
and Clarissa are

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High angled
wide shot

68

Close up shot

69

Wide shot

70

Close up shot

71

Wide shot

72

Cute
away/wide
shot

73

Cut away shot

74

Over the
shoulder shot

75

Medium shot

76
77

Close up shot
Cut away shot

78

Medium shot

79

Medium shot

Clarissa remembers
that she has a
present to give to
Alexa.
She tells Alexa and
goes to get the
present.
She gives Alexa the
present and Alexa
opens it.
Clarissa thinks
Alexa doesnt like it.

Yes

Alexa tells
reassures her that
she loves the
present.
Alexa And Clarissa
are on the picnic
blanket; they are
drinking, eating and
interacting with
props on the
blanket.
A plate with
breadcrumbs is
seen in the shot.
Clarissa thinks they
should go inside as
its getting chilly.
Alexa yawns and
starts to fall asleep.

Yes

Alexa falls asleep.

The sky is shown
again.

No
Yes

more comfortable
around each other.
Good angle shows
the whole set.

Yes

Shows that Clarissa

is excited.

Yes

Can see both

characters clearly in
the shot.
Again goes closer to
face to see facial
expression.
Goes back to the
same shot as before
as both characters
can be seen clearly.
We can turn this
into a montage of
shots to again show
time passing.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Shows time
passing.

Yes

Was the best shot to

use.

Yes

Shows most of
Alexas body as she
slowly leans to one
side as shes tired.
Shows that we are
moving to another
scene.

2nd House Scene

Alexa is getting out
Yes
of the wardrobe.
Alexa slides out of
Yes
the wardrobe.

Interesting shot.
Gives different us
different angles and
shots to use.

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81

Low angled
wide shot
Medium shot

82

Close up shot

83

Medium shot

84

Low angled
wide shot

85

Extreme close
up shot

86

Over the
shoulder shot

87

Medium shot

88

Wide two shot

89

Panning long
shot

90

Close up shot

91

Wide shot

Alexa jumps out of

the wardrobe.
Alexa is out of the
wardrobe and turns
around to face it.
Alexa turns around
and starts to look
into the wardrobe.
Alexa hears a noise
outside and goes to
look out the window.
The bullies walk out
of Alexa house
whilst shouting (shot
from bedroom
window).
Alexa watches as
the girls leave.

Yes

Alexa watches the

older woman walk
past her house.
Alexa waves
goodbye to the
older woman.

Yes

Outside scene
The girls look like
theyre about to say
something but an
older woman tells
them to go away.
An older woman
walks past Alexas
house.
The older woman
waves up at Alexa
and then continues
to walk down the
street.
The older woman
keeps walking.

Yes

Is an interesting
angle.
Good lighting.

Yes

Shows Alexas face

clearly in good light.

Yes

Shows Alexa clearly

turning her head.

Yes

Interesting shot and

makes bullies look
as if they lost their
power in this scene.

Yes

Shows the audience

where Alexa is
looking.
Gives us a different
angle to use in
production.
Shows clearly that
she has
acknowledged the
older lady.

Yes

Yes

Shows the moment

when the bullies
turn their heads
clearly.

Yes

A very smooth pan.

Yes

Nice framing of the

arm.

Yes

Gives the ending an

open ending almost
as the shot is wide
and clear.