Friday Shot by Shot Assignment

Disappearing jobs: Video store closes up
2:58

1. CU of video verite sign
2. WS of inside of store
3. MS of Marc reaching for DVD
4. CU of Marc in interview
5. WS of outside of store, little depth with a rail in the front
6. MS of customers looking and walking through store
7. TS of customer looking through DVDs
8. CU of movie cover "City for Conquest"
9. CU of movie cover "The Beloved Rogue" and "The Oyster Princess"
10. CU of light up "DVD Rental" sign
11. Tracking a customer looking at the DVD shelves
12. TS of customer's hand reaching for a DVD
13. CU of Marc in interview
14. Angled tight shot of "Open" sign
15. TS of Marc at the computer going through DVD's, shows off a little depth in the store
16. MS of customer looking at the shelf for a movie
17. Opposite MS of the customer looking at the shelf for a movie, also rule of thirds
18. CU of "Suggestions, comments" box
19. CU of Marc in interview
20. WS of customer scanning through the shelves for a movie
21. MS of the customer now looking at a movie, he walks out of the shot
22. TS of dog
23. MS of customer grabbing DVD's then walking out of the shot
24. TS of customer looking for a movie
25. CU of Julie in interview
26. MS of Julie looking at the shelves for a movie, rule of thirds
27. WS of Julie at the check out desk
28. CU of Julie in interview
29. TS of Julie holding a movie, rule of thirds, also some natural sound in that shot
30. Depth WS focusing on shelves with Julie and rest of the store in the back
31. MS of inside of store looking outside through the window
32. Angled TS of "Most DVD's $2.50!"
33. CU of Marc thinking, rule of thirds
34. TS of Marc grabbing a DVD
35. CU of Marc in interview
36. TS of the candy sign, a little depth with Marc in the background
37. MS of Marc holding a DVD
38. TS of Marc's hand grabbing a DVD
39. CU of Marc's face while going through DVD's
40. WS from the back of the store
41. CU of Marc in interview
42. MS of worker putting DVD's in box, other worker stacking them
43. MS of worker handing DVD's to a customer
44. Low MS of receipt printer and customer waiting for their receipt
45. TS of worker filing DVD's in black drawer
46. TS of 2 workers filing DVD's in black drawer
47. CU of Marc in interview
48. WS of outside looking in the store and Marc turning light off and walking out

What I noticed about this video is that there are a lot of unusual shots that you wouldn't see in a normal news story. It seemed a lot more free handed and not focusing too much on the rules. There were a lot of close ups of faces and the shot they had for Marc and Julie getting interviewed was interesting. It was centered and close up, which I liked because it wasn't a usual shot during an interview. Some more variety they brought to this story was some angled shots and some low shots. There were a few times where you would get 3 or 4 tight shots in a row. Some shots seem a little random at times, but there were some good sequences.