Shot List

Shot List For My Opening Scequence.

 Establishing Shot

I used an establishing shot to open my scene to show the audience the location. The location is in Sydney's bedroom and through the establishing shot the audience can easily identify this.

High Angle Shot

I used a high angle shot for the first real look at Sydney as it reflects her character. High angle shots are used to make a character look weak, Sydney is not weak but she is a teenage girl who is otherwise a bit helpless. It helps the audience guess her status which is not very high at this point as she is not in her spiteful alter ego at this point in the film.

Pan Shot

I used pan shots when going around Sydney's room during the titles. I wanted to show the audience Sydney's interests and hobbies before getting properly introduced to her through props such as photos, fairy lights, make up and perfumes. I decided to do pan shots when moving onto the next title.

Close Up

I decided to do a close up on Sydney when she wakes up to show her facial expression to the audience. I also wanted the audience to pay attention to her nose peel which was challenging the teen comedy convention of the portrayal of imperfection.

Canted Angle

I wanted to make the phone a canted angle to exaggerate the confused feeling of being woken up by an alarm in the morning. I also used a tilted angle to play on the stereotype that morning alarms are annoying and again make people feel confused first thing in the morning.

Long Shot

I used a long shot so that the audience could see Sydney's body language as she gets out of bed. I wanted them to see that she is happy and leave them wanting to find out why. The long shot captures Sydney spinning around and this action adds on to the suspicion to why she is so happy.

Pan Shot

I decided to add in another pan shot when Sydney is running in her room towards her mirror. This makes the audience feel as if they are running with her and gives them a sense of direction.

Over The Shoulder Shot

I used an over the shoulder shot to expand and show my knowledge of different camera shots and angles. I also thought that using an over the shoulder shot here would let the audience feel more involved with what Sydney is doing, almost as if they are watching over her shoulder and are in the mirror with her.

Medium Shot

I used a medium shot for when the parents and younger brother enter the room. This was so that the audience could see both the characters facial expressions and body language clearly. I wanted to use a medium shot for both when the parents enter and for Sydney after they yell "surprise" as the facial expressions and body language of the parents contrast greatly with Sydney's. The parents and brother are opening up to Sydney with wide arms and their faces are lit up. Sydney's face is unimpressed and her arms are by her sides not accepting her parents kind gestures. This part marks the watershed in the scenes atmosphere and is arguably the funniest part in the sequence. Therefore by having the same shot but with two completely different character emotions on the screen it adds to the comedy of the scene and highlights the watershed of Sydney's expression.