1. Dan slams a door and stomps up the stairs in anger before whispering to himself in frustration. 2. He reaches his bedroom and envisions himself leaving through the back door into the dark garden. 3. Dan peers into the kitchen and sees Ryan, then closes his eyes and whispers before entering his bedroom with a smile.

1. Dan and door in
centre of shot
Camera at eye level so
there is a direct line
‘He slams the door after him.’
Medium long shot with door slightly ajar to emphasise that Dan has just
left the room

2. Dan still
looking
down to
emphasise
anger and
concentrati
on on
‘stomping’ Camera
up the positioned at a
stairs high angle at
the top of the
stairs
‘He stamps up the staircase.’
Long shot of Dan walking up the staircase

3. Close-up
shows
emotion in
Dan’s eyes
Eye line is off
centre to show Dan
is talking only to
himself. If the eye
line was central it
would suggest Dan
was talking to
someone beyond
the camera.
‘DAN (under his breath)’
‘Shit.’
Big close-up. Dan’s eye focus is down and off centre

4. Using a
medium
shot means
the stairs
can be seen Eye line is
within the towards the
frame door used in
emphasising previous shots.
location Although the
door is not
within the
frame Dan’s
eye line
suggests where
the door is in
relation to his
positioning.
‘Turning towards the living room door.’
Medium shot of Dan turning towards the door

5. By positioning
Dan to the left
of the frame,
the audience
can see the
door used
previously in the
right side of the
frame.
Close-up to
show Dan’s
mouth is open
to emphasise
‘shouting.’
‘DAN (shouting)’
‘I wish I could just leave.’
Close-up, with the door slightly in the frame

6. Door is slightly
ajar to show
Dan is about to
By using a enter the room.
medium long
shot rather
than a medium
close up, the
audience can
see other door
in shot, giving
the impression
of other
‘students’
rooms.
‘Dan reaches his bedroom door.’
Medium long shot of Dan at the bedroom door.

7. Camera
position is
the same
as the
previous
shot to
show no
change
Door open
slightly more
in this frame
to show
progression.
‘Watching over his shoulder, he pushes into his
room...’
Medium long shot of Dan looking over his left shoulder. The door is ajar.

8. Foot in
mid air to
show the
transition
is not yet
complete.
Big close-up
with only the
foot in the
frame so this
is the only
focus. Foot across
Camera both carpets
positioned so the
straight onto audience can
foot so there distinguish
is a clear two different
shape. rooms.
‘...and strides forward.’
Big close-up of foot in mid air.

9. Camera
positioned at
the same angle
as the previous
shot to
complete the
transition Foot is still the
between only object in the
frames. frame to remain
main focus.
GARDEN, NIGHT.
On the completion of his stride his foot falls onto a flagstone.
Big close-up of foot making contact with the floor

10. Dan
positioned off
centre so the
door can be
seen behind
him.
Dan looking
out into the
garden.
Emotionless.
‘It’s dark. He is on ground level, by the back door,
outside in the garden of the house.
Medium close-up of Dan with the door in the background

11. Camera is
positioned
over Dan’s
shoulder so
the audience
see what he Dan is a
see’s, looking silhouette so
into the that the light
kitchen. coming from
within the
kitchen is the
main focus, to
emphasise this
as being the
key item within
the frame.
‘He turns around to face the house.’
Medium close-up. Camera positioned over Dan’s shoulder

12. Dan is once
again a
silhouette so Ryan unaware Dan
the kitchen is outside. His head
and Ryan remains down as he
are the main pours himself a
focus. drink.
Dan is
positioned to
the left of
the frame so
the window
is in the
centre.
‘Ryan enters the kitchen and pours a drink.’
Medium close-up over the shoulder shot of Dan looking at Ryan who is
standing in the kitchen

13. Camera still in
the same
position as
before to
show no Light is once
change in again on the
location kitchen to
show Ryan
leaving is the
main focus.
‘He leaves the kitchen.’
Medium close-up showing Ryan walking out of the kitchen

14. Using a long
shot means Dan
the audience positioned to
can see the right of
everything the frame to
within the emphasise
location. house
Including the beyond. (Rule
door and of thirds
outdoor applied)
surroundings.
‘Dan turns away from the window and takes a few
steps towards the door. He pauses.’
Long shot of Dan pausing by the door

15. Over the The door is
shoulder ajar wide
shot so enough so we
we can see into
‘follow’ the kitchen to
Dan into distinguish
the room. what room is
beyond.
‘He opens the door. It’s the empty kitchen.’
Medium close-up over the shoulder shot of Dan. The door is ajar

16. A side on shot allows the
Dan’s hand is audience to see that Dan is
still on the door in the same location as
handle to previous frames.
emphasise he
has just closed
the door.
Freezing the
motion.
‘He closes the door.’
Medium shot of Dan closing the door

17. Dan’s
body is
The camera is
positioned
positioned at a
to the left
level where the
side of the
hand and handle
frame so
are in the
the hand
audiences direct
is centre
eye line/
focus.
‘His hand still on the door handle.’
Close-up of Dan’s hand on the door handle

18. Big close-up
so the
audience can
see Dan’s
eyes are
closed and his
mouth is
slightly open Camera at eye level
to show him and straight onto
‘whispering.’ Dan to connect with
the audience and
make the eyes the
centre focus.
‘He closes his eyes and whispers something.’
Close-up of Dan with eyes closed, and his mouth is slightly open

19. Camera
cuts on Dan in centre
the door frame with the
frame to kitchen beyond
keep the him. We ‘follow’
frame him through the
‘tidy’. door.
‘Opens the door...’
Close-up, over the shoulder shot of Dan. The kitchen door is opening
beyond him

20. The door is
still open in
the
background
of the shot
to show Dan
is not
completely
through yet.
The foot has
still not made
contact with
the floor yet to
show the
transition has
not been
completed.
‘...and strides through.’
Big close-up of foot., the main focus of the shot

21. Lighter on right side
Camera is of frame to show
at the this as being a
same level positive room that
as the shot Dan is about to
done in this enter
room
before to
show
repetition
of location Foot across both
carpets to show
the change in room
and completion of
the transition
DAN’S BEDROOM
‘On the completion of his stride his foot falls onto his
bedroom carpet.’
Big close-up of the foot flat on the carpet

22. Eye line is
of central
to show
Dan is
looking
elsewhere
in the
room.
Camera is
positioned
straight on.
Making a
direct
connection
with the
audience.
‘He opens his eyes slowly.’
Big close-up of Dan. Eyes are not wide open

23. Using an
over the
shoulder
shot allows
the
audience to
look
around the
room with
Dan, and By positioning
see what Dan left of the
he is frame the
seeing. audience can
see the room
beyond and
distinguish that
it is a bedroom.
‘Looks around the room.’
Medium close-up over the shoulder shot of Dan looking around the room

24. This is the
only time
Dan looks
directly
down the
camera. It Dan is
is the final positioned in
shot and direct centre
allows his of the frame.
to make a He is the
connection main and
with the only focus.
audience.
They have
followed his
journey
and now
they see he
is regaining
happiness.
‘A smile gradually spreads across his face.’
Big close-up of Dan with a small smile across the face