Shot Log

Drive Shot Log

Doing a shot log shows me what you can achieve in an opening sequence, this opening was 2:30 and there were 15 shots between that time. In this particular opening there isn't much action but you're introduced to the protagonist. A lot is achieved, the setting and location is shown and we are also given an idea of the style and tone of the film. This opening also gives us an idea of how long each shot is and helps us understand how our own opening sequence for our film will be laid out, including the title and possibly credits.

Shot no.	Location	Type of shot	Camera movement	Description	Duration (seconds)
1	City	Extreme Long	Zoom in / Pan	Night, shows city buildings, Title	11
2	Car	Mid	Still	Man starring into distance	12
3	Car	Close-up	Moves with car	Man driving	17
4	Car	Long	Still	Shows the mans view	10
5	Car	Close-up	Still	Man driving	11
6	Motorway	Long	Pan	Shows car on the motorway	13
7	Car	Close-up	Still	Man driving	7
8	Car Park	Mid	Pan	Car moving then parking	5
9	Car Park	Close-up	Follows man	Man walks to lift, woman walks past	5
10	Lift / Car Park	Long then Close-up of lift door	Still	Woman walks away, lift door closes	4
11	Apartment	Long	Still	Man opens apartment door	5
12	Apartment	Mid	Follows man then Still	Man walks towards a window	10
13	Apartment	Mid then Long	Still then Pan	Man drops his bag and leaves	12
14	Road	Long then Extreme then Long	Zooms in then out and follows car	Car driving along the road	20
15	Car	Mid	Still	Shows the mans view	12