Shot List

A horror style opening with an anti-climax, not a comedy though.

• Initial shot;
- Low key lighting
- High camera angle
- Pan & follow the person (1) coming towards the door
• Shot 2;
- Close up of door handle at eye level
• Shot 3;
- Close up of person’s (1) face at eye level
• Shot 4;
- Close up of door handle at eye level
- Hand comes into the shot & slowly opens the door
- Non-diegetic creaking door
o Shots 2, 3, 4 in quick succession
• Shot 5;
- High angle camera
- Person (1) walks through the door & it slams shut
o Non-diegetic eerie music plays through shots 1-5 & is cut by the slamming door
o Action match between shots 4 & 5
• Shot 6;
- Darken room with only a table lamp to light it
- Over the shoulder shot
- Person (1) walks into the frame & sits down on the other side of the table to person (2)
o Action match between shots 5 & 6
• Shot 7;
- Wide shot from the side of the table
- Main lights in the room are switched on
• Shot 8;
- Mid-shot of person (2)
• Shot 9;
- Mid-shot of person (1)
• Shot 10;
- Mid-shot of person (2)
• Shot 11;
- Mid-shot of person (1)
- Fade to black
o Shots 8-11 show a pleasant conversation between person (1) & person (2)
o All transitions are straight cuts