SHot list for short film

Shot list / Cinematography ideas

shot 1- Tracking shot of an empty street - sets the scene
shot 2- close up of persons shoe lying on floor - adds mystery and gives an idea of the genre
shot 3- Pan across dead body, include face - shows audience a murder has happened, builds mystery
shot 4- close up of eyes with tears - shows the characters emotions
shot 5- close up of tear drops hitting ground - creates sympathy for the character crying
shot 6- mid shot of bloody knife hitting the ground - shows audience the weapon used, idea of genre
(build up of music as knife hits ground, when knife touches floor, quick transition to next shot)

shot 7- Close up shot of main character (woman) - to introduce features of the character
shot 8- Long shot of character (woman) - to introduce character completely
shot 9- close up of kettle boiling -steam creates mist, adds to distortion and mystery
shot 10- boiling water being poured into cup of tea - needs drink for medication
shot 11- close up of medication drugs - creates an idea of the woman not being mentally stable
shot 12- Tracking shot of woman walking - to create mystery as to what she's doing
shot 13- Long shot of woman walking down alley (facing away from camera)- adds more mystery
shot 14- Mid shot of woman at a bench (facing away from camera) - creates a depressing emotion
shot 15- long shot of 3 Graves (murdered family) - creates mystery and the idea of death
shot 16- Mid shot of boyfriend sitting next to her - introduces character, adds mystery as he is dead
shot 17- two shot of conversation - adds dialect to film
shot 18- shot reverse shot during conversation - shows they are both engaged in conversation
shot 19- close up of woman talking - shows the emotions as she's speaking
shot 20- reaction shot from boyfriend, however no ones there - shows the women is medicated
shot 21- Mid shot of women still talking -adds mystery and creeps audience out, convention of horror
shot 22- extreme close up of woman saying why - mystery created
shot 23- close up of eyes - show emotion - the word why being repeated building up faster
shot 24- Mid shot of woman, word why still repeated, with flicker image of masked murderer - adds mystery, masked killer is a convention of horror.
shot 25- Continued mid shot of woman, with flicker of masked killer images appearing faster, and the word why being repeated quicker, screaming sound build up - Builds mystery and tension, convention of horror genre
shot 26- Close up of woman screaming - builds tension, shows woman is insane, convention of horror

shot 27- tracking shot of masked killer chasing family of 3 - convention of horror, adds action and tension
shot 28- close up of feet splashing in puddles whilst family and killer are running -  builds tension, convention of horror.
shot 29- Long shot of killer catching family down alley - idea of death about to happen
Shot 30- Close up of knife swing - shows murder is about to happen
Shot 31- Mid shot of a mother and father dying - convention of horror genre
shot 32 - close up of baby - creates sympathy
Shot 33 - tracking shot of the same street it started on. This time there is a long shot of a woman walking down slowly. Static camera

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