Shot No.   Description of Action.         Shot Used                   Movement
   1       James driving the car          Long shot of the car        Panning the car
                                          Close up of James           driving by
                                          Over shoulder shot of
                                          James

   2       James receives a text          Close up of James
                                          Extreme close up of the
                                          phone
   3       Ben walking along the          Long shot in to mid shot    Tracking Ben walking
           pavement bouncing his ball      - from the side            across the road
   4       Ben getting hit by the car     Low level, tilted upwards   Completely still –
                                                                      locked off
   5       James as he hits Ben           Close up
   6       Rewind all previous action
   7       James pulling over to read     Mid shot – side on.
           his text – see Ben in the      Low level shot, close up
           background                     of the wheel.
                                          Over shoulder shot
                                          showing Ben in the
                                          distance
   8       Ben gets to the other side     Mid shot – side on          Tracking shot
           of the road
  9        Ben walking home               Low level, close up         Tracking shot
  10       Police walking to Ben’s        Low level, close up         Tracking shot
           house
  11       Ben knocking on the door       Mid shot from behind        Tracking shot and
           to his house                                               then static behind
                                                                      Ben
  12       The police officers knocking   Mid shot from behind        Tracking shot and
           on the door to Ben’s house                                 then static behind the
                                                                      officers
  13       Carol as she opens the door Close up of Carol’s face       Panning as Ben runs
           to Ben and smiles                                          past her into the
                                                                      house
  14       Carol as she opens the door Over shoulder shot of          Panning as officers
           to the police officers and  officers                       walk past her into the
           lets them in                Close up of Carol’s face       house

  15       The police and Carol sit on    Wide, establishing shot
           the sofa as she receives the
           bad news
  16       Carol taking in the news –     Wide shot                      Tracking Carol’s
           goes to get a picture of Ben                                    movements
  17       The picture of Ben             Close up shot of the
                                          picture
  18       Carol on the sofa looking at   Close up of Carol           Tracking backwards
           the picture – the police                                   showing the officers
           walk out, leaving her alone                                walk out
  19       Carol and Ben at the dinner    Wide shot
           table eating – shot from
           outside, looking in
  20       Carol and Ben at the dinner    Mid shot                    Dolly shot – round
           table eating – shot from                                   the table
           outside, looking in
  21       Halfway round, reveal that     Mid shot                    Dolly shot – round
           Ben isn’t there.                                           the table

Shot list form

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    Shot No. Description of Action. Shot Used Movement 1 James driving the car Long shot of the car Panning the car Close up of James driving by Over shoulder shot of James 2 James receives a text Close up of James Extreme close up of the phone 3 Ben walking along the Long shot in to mid shot Tracking Ben walking pavement bouncing his ball - from the side across the road 4 Ben getting hit by the car Low level, tilted upwards Completely still – locked off 5 James as he hits Ben Close up 6 Rewind all previous action 7 James pulling over to read Mid shot – side on. his text – see Ben in the Low level shot, close up background of the wheel. Over shoulder shot showing Ben in the distance 8 Ben gets to the other side Mid shot – side on Tracking shot of the road 9 Ben walking home Low level, close up Tracking shot 10 Police walking to Ben’s Low level, close up Tracking shot house 11 Ben knocking on the door Mid shot from behind Tracking shot and to his house then static behind Ben 12 The police officers knocking Mid shot from behind Tracking shot and on the door to Ben’s house then static behind the officers 13 Carol as she opens the door Close up of Carol’s face Panning as Ben runs to Ben and smiles past her into the house 14 Carol as she opens the door Over shoulder shot of Panning as officers to the police officers and officers walk past her into the lets them in Close up of Carol’s face house 15 The police and Carol sit on Wide, establishing shot the sofa as she receives the bad news 16 Carol taking in the news – Wide shot Tracking Carol’s goes to get a picture of Ben movements 17 The picture of Ben Close up shot of the picture 18 Carol on the sofa looking at Close up of Carol Tracking backwards the picture – the police showing the officers walk out, leaving her alone walk out 19 Carol and Ben at the dinner Wide shot table eating – shot from outside, looking in 20 Carol and Ben at the dinner Mid shot Dolly shot – round table eating – shot from the table outside, looking in 21 Halfway round, reveal that Mid shot Dolly shot – round Ben isn’t there. the table