Shot Log

Memory Lane

Production name
Director
Camera Operator

Lexi Benson

Date
Location

03/11/2014
Hawthorn Close & Surrounding area

Scene, shot

Take

Duration

Description

Quality
of video
(1=good,
3= poor)

Usable
(yes/no,
timing)

1, 1

4 secs

Close up of Jamies feet

Yes 0-2
secs

Camera becomes blurred in last few seconds but the beginning

can be used

1, 2

3 secs

Close up of Jamies feet different

angle

Yes
0-3 secs

Shot is effective, may not be that steady but editing effects can
help

1, 3

10 secs

Vertically panning shot of Jamie

walking towards camera

No

Unusable as the panning isnt steady and framing is too low

1, 3

12 secs

Yes 0-10
secs

Last few seconds are shadowed, sound of tripod but can be

edited out

1,4

4 secs

Panning horizontally as Jamie

walks towards camera with gun

No

Actor did not follow instructions and panning was not smooth

1,4

11 secs

Yes 4-9
secs

Panning was not smooth until 4 secs and other crew were seen
in the last few seconds

1,5

11 secs

Jamie walks past tree, focus pull

Yes 0-9

Focus pull successful, last few seconds cut out due to continuity
errors

2,1

5 secs

Jamie walks through path to meet

Ben

No

Tripod error

2,1

9 secs

No

Tripod error

Notes

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2,1

12 secs

No

Framing error, actors heads and faces are cut off

2,1

7 secs

No

Tripod error

2,1

13 secs

Yes

Actors follow instructions and framing is now correct

2,2

5 secs

Close up of drugs

No

Drugs are not seen in the shot as panning is not accurate and
focused

2,2

4 secs

Yes

Drugs are seen in shot and panning is effective

2,3

20 secs

Slow spin around actors

No

Shaky camera

2,3

18 secs

Yes 0-16
secs

Blurry in the last few seconds

2,4

3 secs

Young boy being arrested, close up

of handcuffs

No

Actor drops handcuffs

2,4

7 secs

Yes

Actor does get in the way however you can still see what is
going on

3,1

7 secs

Extreme close up of text message

Yes

Reflection from setting but text can still be read, no mistakes

when writing text

3,2

9 secs

POV shot of character walking up

to car

Yes

Camera and hand looks effective, obvious that it is a POV shot

3,3

4 secs

Extreme close up of character

opening car door

Yes

POV shot that character can follow, helps with continuity

editing

4,1

19 secs

Mid shot of wife getting in the car

No

Actors head is cut off and lighting shadows face

4,1

16 secs

Yes

May not be too obvious that it is a POV shot, camera steady

throughout and conversation looks natural

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5,1

22 secs

Yes

Blurry in the middle and actor looks at camera

1 min 26
secs

Long take of character getting

ready for party after telling
girlfriend that he is ill
Long take of character in previous
scene entering party

6,1

No

Actors were instructed throughout, did another take to make

sure the acting was more natural

6,1

58 secs

No

6,1

47 secs

Yes

6,2

8 secs

Characters seen doing drugs that

had been dealt earlier in the scene

Yes

Characters still do not look natural, actor got stuck opening the
door and party is obviously empty, framing of drug dealer not
effective, too dark
POV shot more obvious, can be edited throughout to break up
shots more, framing of drug dealer more effective instead of
cutting their heads off
Bit dark but would work if shown quickly, actor looks natural
and does not look at camera

6,3

12 secs

Characters seen drinking beer, POV

shot

Yes

Characters look natural and long take can be cut to separate

actions during editing process

6,4

7 secs

Character seen drinking beer,

extreme close up

No

Too dark, character does not look like they know what they are
doing

6,4

3 secs

Yes

Character looks more natural and shadow works well

6,5

3 secs

Point of view shot of characters at

the party

Yes

Emphasises the drunken state of the characters at the party

Crop beginning

6,6

3 secs

No

Too shaky and disorientating

6,7

2 secs

Yes

Characters look natural

6,8

3 secs

Mid shot from POV of drunk

character

Yes

Actor appears dazed and confused, vision is blurred and fast

7,1

8 secs

POV shot of character waking up

No

Cannot recognise what the character is supposed to be looking

at, blurry and unclear

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7,1

9 secs

7,2

46 secs

7,2

8,1

Yes

Mid shot of character finding the

mess from party

Yes

More clear that it is a POV shot due to different position and

panning of camera, can see that it is now a room and not just a
ceiling
Blurs at the beginning, dog gets in the way

39 secs

Yes

Blurs at the beginning, slightly shaky in some places

6 secs

Wide shot of characters walking

Yes 0-3
secs

Character walks towards camera with straight face on que,

although they laugh but this can be edited out

8,2

3 secs

Yes

Character walks towards camera with straight face

8,3

4 secs

No

Actor laughs whilst walking when we wanted them to keep a

straight face

8,3

4 secs

Yes

Character walks towards camera with straight face

8,4

8 secs

Yes 3-8
secs

Character walks towards camera with straight face