shot list

Scene Shot Description Elements

1 1 Establishing Shot: Aerial view of

suburban neighborhood.

FG: John’s house.

BG: Woods and grass.

1 2 Long Shot/Zoom: Through John’s

bedroom window.

FG: Window

BG: House and trees

1 3 High Angle/Long Shot: John

sleeping in bed.

FG: John’s bed

BG: Wooden floor

Props: Rug, end table, alarm clock.

1 4 High Angle/ Close Shot: Johns face

as he is waking up.

None

1 5 Point of View Shot: snoozes alarm

clock.

Props: Alarm clock, end table.

1 6 Long Shot: John gets out of bed and

does push-ups.

FG: John

BG: Room

Props: Weights, Superman poster, bed,

end table, dresser, alarm clock.

1 7 Low Angle/Medium Shot: John

struggles lifting the weights and

drops them on the floor.

FG: John

BG: Room

Props: Weights and wall poster.

1 8 Follow Shot: John walks to

bathroom.

BG: Hallway

1 9 Over the Shoulder Shot: Looks at

John’s reflection in the mirror.

FG: John in mirror.

BG: Bathroom

Props: Toothbrush, toothpaste

1 10 Follow Shot: John walks to

bedroom.

BG: Hallway

1 11 Point of View: Opens closet doors. BG: Hanging clothes

1 12 Low Angle/Long Shot: John

pretends to fly down the stairs.

FG: John

BG: Stairs and hallway.

Props: Picture frames, clock,

doorways, chandelier.

1 13 Medium shot: Kisses mom and

grabs lunch.

FG: John and Mom.

BG: Kitchen

Props: Orange juice, lunch, pan, eggs.

1 14 Long shot/Pan Left, then Pan Right:

John sprints out door then back

inside grabs milk.

FG: John

BG: Kitchen/outside

Props: Lunchbox, backpack, milk.

2 15 Following Shot: John walking onto

the bus and down the aisle.

BG: Bus interior and random students

Props: Backpacks and milk

2 16 High angle/ Long shot: Pete

shoving John into the seat.

BG: Bus interior and random students


2 17 Shot-Reverse-Shot: Pete talking,

John.

MG: Pete

FG: John

2 18 Medium Shot: Pete pours milk on

John.

FG: Pete and John


2 19 Long Shot/ Pan left: Pete and John BG: students

looking towards the Mrs. N, bus

driver.

2 20 Medium Close Up: Mrs. N’s face in

the rearview mirror.

None

2 21 Long Shot/ Pan right: Back to Pete

and John.

FG: Pete and John

Props: Backpacks

2 22 Point of View: From the bus driver,

looking back at Pete and John

through her rearview mirror.

FG: Pete and John

BG: Rest of the students

Props: Backpacks

2 23 Close Up: Mrs. N. None

3 24 Establishing Shot: Aerial view of

NYC skyscrapers.

FG: John’s apartment building.

BG: Skyscrapers and blue sky.

3 25 Long Shot/Zoom: Through John’s

apartment window.

FG: Window

BG: Buildings and sky.

3 26 High Angle/Long Shot: John

sleeping in bed. Scooter barking at

him.

FG: John’s bed

BG: Wooden floor and Scooter.

Props: Rug, end table, alarm clock.

3 27 High Angle/ Close Shot: Johns face

as he is waking up.

None

3 28 Point of View Shot: snoozes alarm

clock.

Props: Alarm clock, end table.

3 29 Long Shot: John gets out of bed and

does push-ups.

FG: John and Scooter.

BG: Room

Props: Weights, Batman poster, bed,

end table, dresser, alarm clock.

3 30 Low Angle/Medium Shot: John

struggles lifting the weights and

drops them on the floor.

FG: John

BG: Room

Props: Weights and wall poster.

3 31 High Angle/ Medium Close Up:

John bends down to kiss Scooter.

FG: John and Scooter.

BG: bedroom

Props: Alarm clock, end table, rug.

3 32 Point of View: Opens closet doors. BG: hanging clothes

3 33 Long Shot: Scooter walks to closet. FG: John and Scooter

BG: Hanging clothes

3 34 Medium Close Up: Scooter in

closet.

BG: Floor and shoes

3 35 Point of View: Scooter watching

John getting dressed.

FG: John

BG: Closet and clothes.

3 36 Follow shot: John walking to the

mirror by the door.

BG: apartment hallway

3 37 Over the Shoulder Shot: Looks at

John’s reflection in the mirror.

FG: John in mirror.

BG: Apartment

4 38 Follow Shot: John walks down the

city blocks to Starbucks.

FG: John

BG: Pedestrians, buildings.

4 39 Long Shot: John holds the door

open for Jessica.

FG: John and Jessica

BG: Customers in line at Starbucks

4 40 Point of View: John staring at

Jessica as he holds the door for her.

FG: Jessica

BG: City street.

4 41 High Angle/Long Shot: John in

Starbucks and scanning the room.

FG: John

BG: Customers in Starbucks

Props: Cups of coffee, food,

briefcases.

4 42 Pan left/ Pan right: scan the crowd

of people.

FG: Customers in line

BG: Starbucks employees behind the

counter.

Props: Cups of coffee, food,

briefcases.

4 43 Following shot: John as he moves

through the crowd to find Pete.

FG: John

MG: Customers in line

BG: Starbucks employees behind the

counter.

Props: Cups, food, briefcases.

4 44 Medium Shot: Pete and John

greeting one another.

FG: Pete and John

MG: Customers/co-workers


4 45 Shot-Reverse-Shot: Pete talking,

John.

FG: Pete and John

MG: Customers/ co-workers


4 46 Long Shot: The co-workers and

Pete leave John at Starbucks.

FG: Pete

MG: co-workers and John

BG: Customers


4 47 Over the Shoulder: John flirting

with Jessica.

FG: Jessica

BG: Employees behind the counter

Props: Cups, coffee, machinery

4 48 Close Up: John winking at Jessica. None

4 49 Pan Left: View long line of

customers behind John.

FG: Customers

BG: Starbucks

4 50 Medium Shot: John giving his order

to Jessica.


BG: Customers


4 51 Close Up: Jessica’s face None

4 52 Close Up: John’s face None

4 53 Low Angle/ Medium Shot: John

hands Jessica money.


BG: Customers

Props: Money and business card

5 54 Following Shot: John walks to

elevator.

FG: John

BG: Marble office

5 55 High Angle/ Long Shot: John

stepping into elevator.

FG: John

BG: Ground

5 56 Medium Shot: John greets Elevator

Guy.

FG: John and Elevator Guy

BG: Elevator interior

5 57 Close Up: Elevator Guy pushes

John’s floor.


5 58 Medium Close Up: John and

Elevator Guy talking.


5 59 Shot-Reverse-Shot: John and

Elevator Guy converse back and

forth.


5 60 Long Shot: Elevator Guy elbows

John.


5 61 Medium Close Up: John speaks,

then walks out of the frame

FG: John

BG: Elevator and Elevator Guy

5 62 Point of View Shot: Elevator Guy

waving at John from inside the

Elevator.

FG: Elevator Guy


5 63 Low Angle/Medium Close Up:

Office clock fast-forwards to five

o’clock.

BG: Wall

Props: Clock

5 64 Following Shot: Group of co-

workers walking out of the elevator

BG: Office door

Props: Coats, Briefcases

5 65 Over the shoulder shot/Close Shot:

Pete Durham pulls on John’s collar

to reveal costume

BG: None

Props: None

5 66 High Angle/ Medium Shot: Co-

workers laughing

BG: Office door

Props: Coats, Briefcases

5 67 Close Shot: Co-worker makes rude

remark

BG: None

Props: None

5 68 Follow Shot: John runs towards

elevator

BG: Floor Lobby

Props: Briefcase

5 69 Extreme Close Shot: John reputedly

hits the elevator down button

BG: None

Props: None

5 70 Point of View Angle: Looks up to

see what floor the elevator is on

BG: Wall, Elevator

Props: Elevator floor lights above

elevator

5 71 Long Shot: John yanks the steel

elevator doors apart

BG: elevators

Props: Briefcase

5 72 Medium Shot: John quickly presses

the elevator close button

BG: Elevator Guy, Elevator interior

Props: None

5 73 Medium Shot: John leans back

against elevator wall


Props: Briefcase

5 74 Close Shot: Elevator guy staring at

the mangled doors


Props: None

5 75 Medium Shot: Show the mangled

elevator doors

BG: Elevator Doors

Props: None

5 76 Low Angle/Medium Shot: Elevator

guys talks to John


Props: Briefcase

5 77 Close Shot: John rubs eyes/ temples BG: Some elevator interior

Props: None

5 78 Low Angle/Medium Shot: Elevator

guy and John have a conversation


Props: Briefcase

5 79 Pedestal/ Low Angle Shot/ Pan

Right: John bends down to pick up

briefcase, walks out of elevator

BG: Elevator interior, Building Lobby

Props: Briefcase

5 80 High Angle/ Long Shot: John walks

out of building, into the parking

garage

BG: City street

Props: civilians, parked cars

5 81 Medium Shot: John enters car BG: Parking garage

Props: Parked cars


drives over the George Washington

Bridge

BG: City Skyline, River

Props: Other cars on street

5 83 Close Shot: John is singing along to

music in the car

BG: Residential streets, interior of car

Prop: Air Freshener

6 84 Long Shot: John pulls into parent’s

driveway

BG: Neighbors’ house

Props: Parked cars across street,

newspaper in driveway

6 85 Medium Shot: John gets out of car

takes off suit

BG: Beetle, neighbor’s yard

Props: None

6 86 Over the shoulder shot: John opens

trunk and throws his clothes inside

BG: Interior of car

Props: Suit jacket, Suit pants, white

collared shirt

6 87 Follow Shot: John runs into the

house

BG: House and Neighbors house

6 88 Medium Shot: John walks into the

living room. Mom walks in and

gives John a hug.

BG: Living Room, Doorway to

Kitchen

6 89 Low Angle/ Medium Shot : John

jumps on the couch

BG: Living Room, Doorway to

kitchen, Mom

Props: Couch, end table, lamp,

grandfather cock

6 90 Over the shoulder shot: John is

flicking through the TIVO to find

his superhero cartoons

BG: Window

Props: Curtains, Picture frames, TV,

table

6 91 Pan Left/Pan Right/Medium Shot:

Dad walks in and sits down next to

John on the couch

BG: Living Room, Door way to

Kitchen

6 92 Point of View/ Tilting: Dad looking

at Johns costume

BG: None

Props: None

6 93 Close Shot: Dad and John have a

conversation about outfit

BG: None

Props: None

6 94 Extreme Close Shot: Mom calls the

men in for dinner

BG: None

Props: Bowl of food

6 95 Long Shot: Mom, Dad, and John all BG: Dining room

are seated at the table to eat Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,

napkins, table cloth

6 96 High Angle/ Close Shot: John

smacks bowl of food out of Mom’s

hand

BG: None

Props: Bowl, Serving spoon

6 97 Medium Shot: Dad aggressively

grabs bowl from both of them

BG: Dining Room

Props: Bowl, serving spoon

6 98 High Angle/ Close Shot: John hits

bowl of food out of Dad’s hand

BG: None

Props: Bowl, serving spoon

6 99 Pedestal/ Close Shot/Pan Right:

Dad pushes back chair, stands up

from table, throws napkin down on

table, walks towards kitchen

BG: None

Props: Napkin

6 100 Point of View Shot: John tries to

use his eyes to serve himself food

without using his hands

BG: None

Props: Bowl of food, serving spoon

6 101 Close Shot: Mom is holding her

head in her hands

BG: None

Props: None

6 102 Follow Shot: Dad walks back into

room and then turns back around

BG: Dining Room

Props: None

6 103 Close Shot: Mom is crying, tears

roll down her face, she sobs and

wipes them

BG: None

Props: Napkin

6 104 Tilting/ Medium Shot: Dad Storms

back into dining room

BG: Dining Room

Props: None

6 105 Close Shot: Dad’s fists slam down

on table

BG: None

Props: None

6 106 Long Shot: Mom yells at Dad,

Johns face turns bright red

BG: Dining Room

Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,


6 107 Panning Right: Table flies into the

wall and everything on the table is

all of the Dining Room

BG: Mom, Dad, John

Props: Bowls of food, utensils, cups,


7 108 Follow Shot: John storms out of the

house and gets into his car

BG: Parents

Props: None

7 109 Over the Shoulder Shot: John starts

his car

BG: The residential street

Props: Air freshener on rear view

mirror


speeds through the residential

streets and heads towards the GW

Bridge

BG: City skyline, Bridge, Bumper to

Bumper-Stand Still Traffic Jam,

Police cars with flashing lights

7 111 Point of View Shot: Bangs on

steering wheel, puts car in park,

opens door

BG: None

Props: Cell phone, loose change, trash

in middle consol

8 112 Medium Shot: John stands outside BG: Traffic

of car trying to see over the traffic Props: None

8 113 Extreme Close Shot: Has a

suspicious look on his face

BG: None

Props: None

8 114 Follow Shot: John walks towards

barricades and the police

BG: Traffic

Props: None

8 115 Panning Left/ Medium Shot: John

confronts cop

BG: Groups of Cops, commotion

Props: Caution tape, Barricades

8 116 Medium Shot: Cop puts his hand

out to stop John from coming closer

BG: Groups of Cops, commotion

Props: Caution tape, Barricades

8 117 High Angle/ Long Shot: John backs

away still looking at the commotion

BG: Traffic, group of onlookers

Props: None

8 118 Extreme Close Up: Johns eyes start

to bulge

BG: None

Props: None

8 119 Low Angle/ Long Shot: Large, long

beams shoot out of John’s eyes and

directly towards the commotion

BG: Bridge, Traffice, Police car,

Flashing lights

SFX: Beams of light out of John’s

eyes

8 120 Point of View: John’s eyes zoom in

and he sees Jessica being dangled

off the side of the bridge

BG: City skyline

8 121 High Angle/Following Shot: John

sprints towards the cop and shoves

him out of the way

BG: Group of cops, cop cars,

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