Shot List

Now that I have a script and story board for my film opening, I can now go on to writing down the screen shot list. The shot list is an important choice when it comes to making a tense opening scene because it needs to be effective in showing the setting, introducing the characters and building tension in the plot. This is the shot list for each scene.

Shot 1 - (int) Close up of an alcoholic drink in the kitchen with a sticker which reads the Producer of the film
Shot 2 - (int) Medium shot of Ellie pouring drinks out in the kitchen
Shot 3 - (int) Close up of a second drink bottle with the 'film by' written on it
Shot 4 - (int) Medium shot staying on the drink bottle showing Ellie leaving the room and then returning to get her phone back
Shot 5 - (int) Close up of the phone with a message showing the casting director
Shot 6 - (ext) Medium shot of a car driving past the house with a girl going to the party as the driver
Shot 7 - (ext) The camera pans around to a close up of the wheels of a second car following the first
Shot 8 - (int) Long shot point of view shot from the killer (in the second car) watching the girl get out of the car and entering the party
Shot 9 - (ext) Close up at floor level showing the bottom of the car with a sticker showing who the music is by.  The killer steps out of the car.
Shot 10 - (ext) Tracking close up shot of the killer's feet walking towards the party
Shot 11 - (int) Medium Shot of the party, focusing on Ellie, Billy, Carla and Girl 1 all drinking and dancing.
Shot 12 - (int) Medium shot of Carla taking a suicide shot
Shot 13 - (int) Point of view shot from Carla is shaking, imitating blurred vision and seeing a faint figure of a man in the window
Shot 14 - (ext) Over the shoulder shot of the killer looking into the window and recognising Carla
Shot 15 - (int) Close up shot of Carla's face looking confused at the killer as if she slightly recognises him
Shot 16 - (ext) Close up of the killer's hand, flicking out a knife, the blade glistening in the light with a title sequence for the title of the film
Shot 17 - (ext) Point of view shot of the killer looking into the window and seeing Carla leaving the room
Shot 18 - (int) Tracking shot of Carla running up the stairs
Shot 19 - (int) Close up of the door slamming shot in the face of the camera
Shot 20 - (ext) Match on action shot of killer walking up the path
Shot 21 - (ext) Match on action shot of killer pushing open the front door
Shot 22 - (int) Match on action shot of killer entering the party from the point of view of being in the party
Shot 23 - (int) Match on action medium shot of the killer running up the stairs
Shot 24 - (int) Match on action medium shot of the killer upstairs, looking around
Shot 25 - (int) Close up of the killer's masked face looking around to make sure no one is looking
Shot 26 - (int) Point of view tracking shot of the killer looking around making sure no one is looking
Shot 27 - (int) Match on action shot of the killer pushing open the door of the room Carla is in
Shot 28 - (int) Match on action shot of the killer with the door opening from the point of view of the room.  The killer is only a shadow due to strong lighting outside the room and darkness inside the room
Shot 29 - (int) Medium shot of the door slamming shut from the perspective of outside the room
Shot 30 - (int) Medium shot in the room of complete darkness