Short film - SHOT LIST

SCENE	SHOT#	SHOT	ANGLE	Description
1	1	Static	N/A	Black screen, sound bridge of burner phone ringing.
1	2	ECU	Flat	Shot introduced as soon as call is answered. We see the man holding the phone – “yes.” – but we don’t see the top half of his face. Ambient sound of trees rustling (?)
1	3	Long	Low + wide	Shot from behind the man, looking out to horizon/sky. Shot in the warm glow of sunset.
1	4v1	CU	Low	Shot tracking Hitman closing burner phone, then putting into his pocket. Camera still refuses to show his full face. Shot of hand flexing and twitching slightly.
1	4v2	Mid shot	Flat	Slow transition into shot of revolver sitting on table/desk. Sound bridge of ambient trees rustling noise becoming louder and louder. Zoom into revolver.
				0:00 – 0:25/30?
2	5v1	ECU	Eye-level	Ambient sound of trees stops as soon as previous scene cuts. ECU of Hitman’s eyes (finally revealing identity) tense, looking at camera.
2	5v2	Mid shot	Dutch/low	Rapid (flashback) cut to Hitman kneeling over a dead body, distraught, with camera drawing in. Black and white. Echoed sound of him shouting her name.
2	6	CU	Eye-level	Eyes are closed, then opened, and he shakes his head a little.
2	7	Mid shot	Flat	Over the shoulder shot of the crime board which is OUT OF FOCUS.
2	8v1	Mid shot	Low/Side	Low angle shot of the Hitman holding a small piece of paper, then attaching it with a pin to the crime board which is OUT OF FRAME
2	8v2	ECU	Dutch/low	(Flashback) cut back to Hitman’s face, again distraught, now closer, and drawing in slightly. Still black and white
2	9	Mid shot	Flat	Shot of Hitman standing in view of crime board, focus on him. He then moves out of frame, slow zoom on crime board, camera focuses in.
2	10	CU	Flat	Cut to Hitman grabbing revolver off desk.
2	11	Mid shot/Tracking	Flat	Track Hitman walking into scene, left of the frame, leaving space to the right of the frame. Low-key lighting, dim and expressionistic (chiaroscuro)
2	12	CU	Eye-level	Rapid cut to Hitman drawing gun, camera in front of him.
2	13	CU/Tracking	Flat/Side	Tracking shot of gun being drawn, and Hitman clicking the trigger.
2	14	Mid Shot	Low	Low angled shot of Hitman putting gun back into place.
2	15	CU	Eye-level/Side	Side angled shot of Hitman looking forward.
2	16	ECU	Eye-level	Focused stare of Hitman looking almost at camera. lack of emotion. Cut as soon as he moves slightly.
2	17	CU	Eye-level	Hitman draws gun again, this time aimed at camera. Focus in on gun instantly and him clicking trigger. Then, focus in on Hitman when he stops.
				0:25/30 – 1:15?
3	18	Mid shot	Wide	Black dissolve into this scene. Shots of the street, streetlamps etc, alleyways etc. Cold, blue colour grading.
3	19	Mid shot/Tracking/Dutch	Flat	Tracking shot of Hitman from behind, walking alone and carrying a bag down the street with camera following slowly. Possibly slow the shot down to add further anticipation and atmosphere?
3	20	Mid shot	Low/Wide	Shot of Hitman walking down alleyway, lighting casting sharp, intricate shadows. Possible use of puddle for reflection which is stepped in?
				1:15-1:45?
4	21	Mid shot/Tracking	Flat	Another black dissolve into this scene. Tracking Hitman from behind, walking into the meet spot. He stops, then camera moves into over the shoulder shot, focusing in on the Target standing in front of him in the distance, wearing a bally mask.
4	22	Mid shot	Eye-level/Side	Both walk into frame, facing each other.
4	23	CU	Flat	Close up of their hands shaking and pulling back.
4	24	ECU	Eye-level	Extreme close up of the target, focusing on his eyes, focused and confident.
4	25	ECU	Eye-level	Extreme close up of Hitman, unmasked, showing slight hints of discomfort.
4	26	Mid shot	Low	Low angled shot of the Target, with Hitman slightly visible in the frame. The Target, steady, says “You alone?”
4	27	CU	Eye-level	Hitman, calm, responds, “always”.
4	28	Mid shot	Low	Same shot as 4:26, Target says “You ain’t the kinda guy to talk much innit”
4	29	CU	Eye-level	Hitman, steady again, responds, “Talking gets people killed”
4	30	Mid shot	Low/Side	Camera to the side, Target, lets out a small laugh and says, “You sound like someone I used to know”. Tension softens a little.
4	31	Mid shot	Flat	Over the shoulder shot of Hitman, who responds, “maybe he’s dead”
4	32	Mid shot	Low	Camera almost on the ground, as Hitman throws his bag in front of it.
4	33	Mid Shot	Low	Target says, “I’ll get the cash”, and turns, then…
4	34	ECU	Flat	ECU on Hitman’s lips, saying “wait.”
4	35	Mid shot	Flat	Over the shoulder shot of the Target turning, then Hitman says, “take the mask off. I want to put a face to a buyer”. Target hesitates, then pulls bally off slowly.
4	36	CU	High	CRUCIAL Vertigo shot of Hitman, showing hidden but not clear shock.
				1:45-3:15?
5	37	Long	Wide	Black dissolve into this scene. We see the Hitman, masked, running from a house, low lighting from inside. He looks back up to a window as he’s running, and we see flashes of light and two-gun shots from inside.
5	38	Mid shot	Wide	New angle as Hitman ducks and stumbles after hearing the shots, then falls in front of the camera.
5	39	Mid shot	Low	POV shot of the Target, unmasked, walking up to him, gun pointed. Use ringing sound and blur the shot into focus as the Target walks up, slow the shot down.
5	40	CU	High	Hitman whispers, “please” …
5	41	CU	Low	Shot of Target, whose eyes narrow and jaw tightens.
5	42	ECU	Eye-level	ECU of Target’s eyes, softening from anger and aggression to guilt and mercy.
5	43	Mid shot	Low/Side	2-shot of them both. Target exhales in anger and conflict, then lowers the gun slightly. Then, he ushers the Hitman to run with his gun. The Hitman flees.
5	44	Long	Low	Hitman turns a corner onto the same street of the camera and starts running towards it. He stops in front of us, hands on knees getting his breath back. As he straightens up, the camera tracks his eye-line, now a close up of his face, looking shocked.
				3:15-4:00?
6	45	CU	Eye-level	Black dissolve back into new scene, with the Hitman making the exact same shocked face. Now introduce the humming sound that grows louder and louder over the scene.
6	46	Mid shot	Eye-level	Over the shoulder shot of Target, showing slight suspicion, turning and leaving frame to get cash.
6	47	CU	Eye-level	Close up of Hitman’s face, still shocked.
6	48	Mid shot	Dutch/Low	Flashback to Hitman kneeling over dead body, drawing in slightly, black and white. Humming sound still getting louder.
6	49	Mid shot	Low/Side	Flashback to Target lowering gun. Black and white with camera drawing in slightly.
6	50	ECU	Eye-level	ECU of Hitman’s eyes shocked, then closing tight, then shakes his head slightly.
6	51	Mid shot	Low	Camera from behind, Hitman pulls out his revolver, opening the wheel.
6	52	CU	Flat	We see him take out half of the bullets, and put the wheel back in place, half the bullets left. Humming sound growing even louder. Echoed sound of the Hitman’s boss saying, “Just take him out.”(?)
6	53	Mid shot	Side/Flat	Target walks back into frame, and says, “I’ve got 500 thou-“. This moment is interrupted.
6	54	CU/tracking	Side/Flat	Tracking shot of Hitman drawing gun, pointing it at the Target who isn’t in frame.
6	55	Mid shot	Side/Flat	The camera now moves to the opposite side of the street from the original 2-shot. Hold the shot for suspense.
6	56	ECU	Eye-level	ECU on Target’s eyes, confidently accepting.
6	57	ECU	Eye-level	ECU on Hitman’s eyes, hesitant and merciful. Humming sound now intensely loud.
6	58	CU	Side/Flat	CU of Hitman holding gun, then pulling the trigger.
6	59	Smash Cut	N/A	Cut to black as soon as trigger is pulled, and humming sound stops. Title “Click.” Slowly fades in.
				4:00-5:00?

  Notes:

- When filming, I of course did not stay completely accurate to my shot list.

- When shooting on location, I gave myself enough time so that I would be able to alter some of the shots I originally had planned - whether it was about lighting, the positioning of the camera, or even just adding in some extra shots. 

- Especially towards the end of my film, I needed to shoot quickly as one of my actors had to leave at a certain point (lives miles away from me), and so I probably moved away more from the structure of my shot list towards the end.