Pre - Production Planning: Shot List

Although I have created an animatic which I will attempt to follow closely when I start production, it is easier and more efficient to have a detailed shot list that includes what scenes will appear in the video, as well as their context, who will star in them and the shot type. Therefore I created a shot list in order to ensure the production process occurs smoothly and successfully. I can also hand out a copy of the shot list to my actor so they can enter the production prepared and with insight as to what they will be asked to do. Production will also be more structured and it will help me to adhere to a schedule. Next, I intend to create a filming schedule and decide the order in which I will shoot my music video, as it will not be shot in chronological order.

Shot List

	Shot Type	Actor	Description
1	BEV	N/A	Stop motion countdown - 3
2	BEV	N/A	Stop motion countdown - 2
3	BEV	N/A	Stop motion countdown - 1
4	LS, slow track	Lydia	My actor is standing against a white backdrop, surrounded by polaroids hanging from string. She is looking directly into the camera lens.
5	CU, focus pull	N/A	The camera is focussed on several hanging polaroids in the background – there is then a focus pull so a polaroid closer to the camera will be in focus.
6	CU	Lydia	The character attaches polaroids to some pegs on a line of string that drapes behind her bed.
7	ES	N/A	A red heart shaped piñata is positioned in front of the white backdrop.
8	CU	Lydia	The character is looking down at an unknown object with a sad expression on her face.
9	OTS	Lydia	The character is looking through photographs that denote a young male. She tears up the photograph she is staring sadly at.
10	CU	Lydia	My actor will be lying on the floor surrounded by polaroids, lip syncing along to the track.
11	MS	Lydia	Lydia is standing in front of the white backdrop wearing a novelty red wig, and she puts on some red love heart glasses.
12	MS	Lydia	The character pulls out her polaroid camera to take a selfie whilst placing her hand on her hip on the “strike a pose” line.
13	MS	Lydia	On the “tilt my chin” line, Lydia will tilt her chin at the camera.
14	MS	Lydia	She is standing in front of the white backdrop surrounded by the polaroids lip syncing.
15	OTS	Lydia	She is standing in front of a mirror and looks down to the t-shirt she is wearing on the line “you’re favourite t-shirt on again”.
16	CU	Lydia	A close up of her shoes, which the actor is tying up the laces on.
17	MS	Lydia	The camera is positioned behind the actor whilst she puts on her jacket.
18	CU, tracking	Lydia	The camera tracks Lydia’s feet as she walks down the stairs.
19	MS	Lydia	She opens the front door to her house and exits, closing the door behind her.
20	MS	Lydia	Split screen technique – the actor is lip syncing, and on each use of the word “self”, she appears on screen again in a different sector but performing the same movement.
21	CU	Lydia	Lip syncing whilst lying on the floor surrounded by polaroids.
22	LS	Lydia	She approaches the heart shaped piñata slowly with a calculating and angry expression.
23	MS	Lydia	Standing in front of white backdrop, facing the camera whilst holding a polaroid camera up to her face as if she is taking a photo.
24	MS	Lydia	She takes the camera away from her face and begins to laugh.
25	LS	N/A	Stop motion – stacking of polaroids to show the obsession spiralling out of control.
26	LS/MS	Lydia	Lip syncing in front of white backdrop surrounded by polaroids.
27	LS	Lydia	Lydia is surveying the piñata with a bat in her hand. She curiously nudges the piñata with her bat, causing it to swing slightly.
28	LS	Lydia	Lydia is sitting on a sofa. Cloning technique – three incarnations of Lydia seem to be sitting on the sofa, each version of Lydia performing a different movement or action.
29	LS/MS	Lydia	Lip syncing in front of white backdrop surrounded by polaroids hanging from string.
30	CU	Lydia	Lying on the floor surrounded by polaroids, lip syncing.
31	LS	Lydia	Surveying the heart shaped piñata, bat in hand.
32	MS, tracking	Lydia	The camera tracks Lydia from behind as she walks toward a photo booth and enters it.
33	CU	Lydia	Sitting against a white backdrop, posing and pulling silly faces for the camera to give the illusion she is inside the photo booth at this point. However, in one of the photo she takes she looks glum and depressed.
34	CU	Lydia	Standing in front of white back drop, looking sad with the polaroids hanging behind her.
35	OTS	Lydia	Lydia picks up the printed pictures from the photo booth and holds them in her hand.
36	MS/LS	Lydia	Lip syncing in front of white backdrop surrounded by hanging polaroids.
37	CU	Lydia	Lying on polaroids, lip syncing.
38	LS, slow motion	Lydia	The character has finally decided to take action against the piñata. She is swinging the bat, slowed down by slow motion with the intention of hitting the piñata.
39	OTS	Lydia	The character rips off the photo that she took in the booth that shows her glum expression.
40	LS, slow motion	Lydia	The bat is continuing to career toward the piñata.
41	BEV	N/A	The torn photo lies in a bin.
42	LS	Lydia	The character has finally collided her bat with the piñata. On the beat of each “self” she hits the piñata.
43	LS	Lydia	She steps aside from the piñata and flexes her muscles sarcastically and smiles, indicating she is proud of her efforts and destruction.
44	LS/MS/CU	Lydia	Another split screen, with each sector containing a different camera shot. The actor lip syncs the same line but it is accompanied by a different action or facial expression
45	LS	Lydia	The character continues to unleash her frustration on the piñata and hits it with the bat.
46	LS/MS	Lydia	Lip syncing in front of white backdrop with polaorids hanging from string surrounding her.
47	LS	Lydia	Cloning process – actor sitting and appearing on sofa x3, performing different actions.
48	CU/MS	Lydia	Lying down surrounded by polaroids, lip syncing.
49	LS	Lydia	The actor assesses the damage done in the wake of her release of aggression on the piñata.
50	LS/MS	Lydia	Lydia looks around at all of the polaroids hanging around her, indicating it has finally dawned on her that her selfie habit is spiralling.
51	MS, slow motion	Lydia	Lydia stands in front of the white backdrop as polaroids fall down on her in slow motion.
52	CU/MS	Lydia	Lip syncing, lying down surrounded by polaroids.
53	LS	Lydia	Looking around at the destroyed piñata and reflects on the destruction she has caused.
54	MS	Lydia	Lip syncing in front of the white backdrop surrounded by the hanging polaroids. There is more aggression and anger in her delivery of the song.
55	LS	Lydia	Hits the piñata with more aggression and hurt using the bat.
56	CU	Lydia	Lip syncing, lying down whilst surrounded by polaroid pictures.
57	MS	Lydia	Holding the polaroid camera toward the camera, takes a photo.
58	MS, slow motion	Lydia	The polaroids continue to fall down on Lydia, and she looks up to face the oncoming photos.
59	CU	Lydia	Lydia takes the pile of stacked polaroids that feature earlier and picks them up.
60	LS	Lydia	Lydia proceeds to create the word “SELFIES” out of the polaroid pictures against the white backdrop. The video ends with the word completed and emblazoned against the backdrop.

 Although I don't have to stick to the shot list exactly, it is a very useful guideline to follow. If during production I come to the conclusion that certain shots need to be altered, removed or added, the shot list does not restrict me and I have the freedom to do so.