Shooting Script - In Progress

Here is the start I have made to the shooting script. We will use this as a guide for a some practice shots involving a pulling focus medium shot, and a series and quick, snappy jump cuts.

01 – Location - Doorway
Shot No.	Shot Type	Description
1	MEDIUM SHOT – Gradual Zoom In	Jack stands center screen. He is facing the door and holding flowers, which are also in shot.. Camera has a gradual zoom as he speaks, looking into the camera.
2	CLOSE UP – Jack’s Profile	Jack’s face in profile from the right. He looks straightforward at the door, still rehearsing. At the end he looks down at his flowers…
3	CLOSE UP – Match on action, Jack’s hands and flowers	Match on action to Jack’s hands holding the flowers. Gesturing as if handing them to someone.
4	MEDIUM SHOT	As shot 1, minus zoom. Jack’s speech continues looking into the camera. End in freeze-frame.  Voiceover plays.

02 – Location – Bus Stop
Shot No.	Shot Type	Description
1	MEDIUM SHOT – Gradual Zoom Out	Emma is in center screen. She is stood at the bus stop, waiting. Jack’s voiceover is still playing.
2	MEDIUM SHOT – Pulling focus	Jack in profile, Emma should be out of focus in the background. Jack looks across to her and smiles. Focus pulls to Emma who is looking at Jack and smiles.

03 – Location – Jack’s Living Room
Shot No.	Shot Type	Description
1	MEDIUM SHOT – Low Angle	Looking down on Jack. He is sat looking at a computer screen, scrolling, with a bored expression. The main lighting should be provided by the computer screen, creating an isolated feel. Jack’s voiceover is still playing.
2	MEDIUM CLOSE UP –Jack’s Profile	Jack’s face in profile. He finds something interesting and his expression changed.
3	CLOSE UP –Computer Screen	Shot of screen, mouse moves and clicks on a button which say’s “BUY”.
4	MEDIUM CLOSE UP – Jack’s Profile	As in Shot No. 2. A doorbell rings off screen and Jack looks left.
5	CLOSE UP – Jump cut	Jack opens a door.
6	CLOSE UP – Jump cut	Jack’s hands to the left of the frame, a delivery persons to the right. The delivery person is holding a box. They quickly hand it to Jack.
7	EXTREME CLOSE UP – Jump cut	The seal on the box and Jack’s hands are visible. He uses a knife to cut the seal.
8	MEDIUM SHOT – Low Angle	Looking down on Jack’s hands as he opens the box, and riffles through the packing materials. He should dig in an exaggerated fashion, spilling the material onto the floor.
9	EXTREME CLOSE UP	On packing materials as they spill onto the floor.  Fall onto the lens and cover up part of the screen.
10	MEDIUM SHOT – High Angle	Looking up at the box and Jack. He has reached the bottom. A light should be coming out (as if) from the box. He puts his hand in and brings out the remote, and as he does, angelic music plays, stopping and starting with his movement.
11	CLOSE UP – Jack’s face	He is looking down at the remote, and his hand brings it up between the camera and his face, looking amazed. Voiceover continues.

04 – Location - Doorway
Shot No.	Shot Type	Description
1	MEDIUM SHOT – Jump cut	Back to Jack in center screen at Emma’s doorstep. He is facing the door. He is continuing to practice, then drops the flowers, sighs, and bends down in the shot.
2	MEDIUM SHOT – Low Angle	Looking down on Jack in profile as he continues to bend grabs the flowers and starts to stand up again.
3	MEDIUM SHOT – Now behind Jack.	Shot from behind Jack as he straightens up, Emma opens the door, shocked to see Jack stood there. She speaks.
4	MEDIUM SHOT – Jack	Jack in a slight profile, he speaks back.
5	MEDIUM SHOT – Shot-reverse-shot	Emma in a slight profile, she questions Jack.
6	MEDIUM SHOT – Shot-reverse-shot	Jack in a slight profile, he replies.
7	MEDIUM SHOT – Shot-reverse-shot	Emma in a slight profile, she questions Jack.
8	MEDIUM SHOT – Shot-reverse-shot	Jack in a slight profile, he speaks and starts to hand over the flowers. A swipe noise could be added in post-production.
9	MEDIUM SHOT – Match on action	Emma in a slight profile, as Jack’s flowers are handed to her, he awkwardly takes them. She speaks.
10	MEDIUM SHOT - Jack	As in Shot No. 1. Jack looks stressed. His hand goes to his pocket and takes out the remote.
11	CLOSE UP - Remote	Jack puts his finger on rewind. In post-production the scene should replay backwards until he is about to give her the flowers, he pauses. Throws the flowers over his shoulder, followed b a freeze-frame. Voiceover then plays. Then TITLES.