Sensor Size Exercise Plan

The following is the screenplay and plan for the sensor size and perspective excersice that I executed over the weekend.

SCENE 7         LIVING ROOM          DAY/INT

Gerry sits at a table doing the crossword.  Julia paces the room.  She goes to the window and looks out to the street.  She gazes at the sky, and then back down to the street.  She turns and looks at Gerry who, oblivious to her gaze, fills in a lengthy word in his puzzle.

Julia goes to a chair on which sits her handbag.  She rummages in the bag for her phone.  She checks the phone’s settings and drops it back into the bag.

After a moment, Julia goes to the landline phone, which is on the table near Gerry, and picks it up.  As she listens to the dial tone, Gerry looks up and their eyes meet.  She replaces the receiver in the cradle and averts her eyes from Gerry’s.  She folds her arms.

Shot List

# SHOT

TYPE

CAMERA

ANGLE

CAMERA

MOVEMENT

SHOT DESCRIPTION

(SUBJECT, ACTION, LIGHTING)

MLS EL Static MASTER SHOT of the entire scene
ECU HA Static Hand filling out crossword
MS EL Pan INT: Gerry focusing on crossword, Julia paces into frame, camera pans following her to the window,

Shot lingers until she turns around

CU EL EXT: From outside the window looking in, shows Julia gazing at the sky, then at the street anxiously. Julia turns around.
MS EL Tilt INT: Sky, tilts to street level.
OTS HA Static Over Julia’s shoulder looking at Gerry
OTS LA

HA

Downwards Tilt Over Gerry’ shoulder focused on Julia, tilts down to show Gerry filling in crossword.
CU HA Julia’s hands rummaging through her bag, pulls mobile out, checks, drops back in bag
CU EL Julia’s hand comes into frame and picks up phone.
CU HA Gerry looks up, locks eyes with Julia
ECU LA Julia looks away
MS 2SHOT EL Julia picks up phone, Gerry looks up, eyes lock, Julia looks away and crosses arms

Equipment:

Canon 5D (or other full framed DSLR)

Canon Zoom Lens

Tripod

 

Sony Z7

Tripod

 

LED Light Panel?

 

Props:

Landline Phone

Cast & Crew:

Male actor

Female actor

Camera assistant – help me with keeping a record of focal lengths, maintain continuity, focus pull etc.

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