Revised shot list

Shot list

The Noise

By Angela Michael

Shot	Notes	Angle	Movement
Establishing shot	House / street SFX ambience	High angle (if possible) and straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU over the shoulder	Open book	Straight on / slightly angled	Camera remains stationary
MS	Lucy reading Turns page SFX page turning	Seeing half of Lucy’s face behind the book (tilt)	Camera remains stationary
XCU	Lucy’s eyes tracing the page	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
VLS	Lucy lounging on the sofa	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
Filler shots	Shots of the room / environment that Lucy is in	Varied	Varied
LS	Lucy puts book to one side then gets up to answer the phone SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	The phone is on a side table SFX phone ringing	High angle	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy on the phone Dialogue	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy on the phone Dialogue	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	Lucy putting the phone down	High angle	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy goes to sit back on the sofa Lucy walks into the shot SFX footsteps, phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy answers the phone again Dialogue SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy goes to walk out of the kitchen, but turns around because the phone is ringing again SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	Frustrated by this Lucy decides to unplug the phone Lucy crouching down to reach the plug	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy unplugging the phone	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	The light goes out	Low angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy’s face as she gasps	Side angle	Camera remains stationary
MS	Follows Lucy to the living room	Handheld camera	Camera is slightly jagged
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU x3	Pages	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Angled	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy backs away from the shocking sight of her ripped up book (shot of her feet)	Straight on	Tilt up
MLS	Lucy backing into the dark figure	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
Debatable final shot	Lucy’s face as she screams	Straight on	Camera remains stationary

You may notice that there are a number of close ups in the shot list. Sticking to horror movie conventions we felt that this would be the most effective way to create characterisation in a short space of time and enhance the feel of enclosed space.