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After watching the "AWESOME SCENE" carefully. Count the number of cuts, and then the number of shots. They should be different numbers. Carefully determine the number of "setups" or shots in the scene. Remember, when the camera cuts back to the same shot, it is NOT a new shot. It is a new cut. If you list out every single cut in your shot list, I will deduct significant points. Reverse-engineer the shot plan for this scene. You must create 2 out of the 3: 1. Shot List AND 2. Storyboard OR 3. Overhead. Create a shot list and then you only have to do a storyboard OR overhead. If you do both, you will receive extra credit! You may use my template or create your own, but if the shot list, storyboard or overhead are too messy for me to read or understand, I will not count them. They must be legible to someone other than you (namely, me). Submit your 2 documents here as one PDF or 2 separate PDF documents.

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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a specific scene from a video titled "AWESOME SCENE" and to reverse-engineer its shot composition by creating a detailed shot list along with a visual storyboard or overhead diagram. The primary goal is to understand how the scene's visual storytelling is constructed through camera work, editing, and framing. This exercise enhances comprehension of shot planning, editing, and storytelling techniques used in filmmaking or video production.

Careful observation of the scene is essential. First, viewers must count the total number of cuts, which are the transitions from one shot to another, acknowledging that a new shot is defined by a change in camera perspective or framing, regardless of whether the same physical shot recurs. Then, counting the total number of individual shots involves recognizing each unique framing or camera setup, including repeated shots in different contexts. Recognizing that multiple cuts back to the same framing do not constitute new shots is vital to an accurate analysis. This differentiation helps in understanding the shot composition and editing rhythm of the scene.

The core task involves creating a comprehensive shot list by enumerating each shot, noting its duration, camera movement, framing, and angle, to reveal the scene's visual structure. Since listing every individual cut can be overly detailed and lead to loss of clarity, the emphasis is on enumerating each distinct shot, or "setup," used in the scene. Once the shot list is prepared, students are required to either produce a storyboard—a sequence of visual sketches illustrating each shot—or an overhead diagram that maps out the scene’s spatial relationships and camera placements. Completing two of these options yields extra credit, but clarity and legibility are crucial; poorly rendered visual aids will result in deduction of points.

Submission can be in a single PDF file or as two separate PDFs—a combined file or individual files. The key is that the content remains accessible and readable by the instructor, emphasizing quality, accuracy, and clarity of presentation.

Overall, this exercise develops a deeper understanding of cinematic shot planning and editing techniques, encouraging meticulous visual analysis, technical comprehension, and skill in translating scene dynamics into a structured shot plan and supporting visual representations.

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