Shot Checklist

Production Title: American Beauty

Director: Sam Mendez

Cinematographer: Conrad Hall

SHOT #	LOCATION	SHOT TYPE	CAMERA ANGLE	CAMERA MOVEMENT	SHOT DESCRIPTION (subject, action, lighting, etc.)
# 1	Ext.	EST - LS	EL	Slow Zoom-In	Ext. banquet hall, night; slow zoom-in to view of crowd inside[u1]
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#1	Kitchen	EST - CU	EL	None	Kitchen, night; close up on Lester’s face lying on the table.
#2	Sky	ELS – WS	EL	Pan	Daytime, pan from left to right that shows the clouds in the sky
#3	Outdoors	LS	BE	Traveling Shot	On the grass, night; slow track left to right shows young Lester lying on the grass
#4	Bedroom	LS – 2S	BE	Crane – Traveling	Bedroom, night; slow track left to right shows birds eye view of two people lying in a bed when they are startled
#5	Outdoors	MS	LA	Pan – Tilt	Outdoors, black and white; slight pan right and tilt up to show wind blowing through trees
#6	Bathroom	MCU	EL	Tracking	Bathroom, dim light; track left to right shows young woman looking in mirror when she is startled
#7	Unknown	XCU	EL	Trucking	Black and white, extreme close up of woman’s hands buttoning a sweater
#8	Front Yard	MS	EL	Tracking	Front yard, night, raining; slow track backwards as distressed woman walks towards camera
#9	Unknown	XCU	HA	Trucking	Black and white; extreme close up of a car
#10	Study	MS	EL	Pan - Zoom	Study, dark lighting; medium shot of man covered in blood, pans and zooms to show empty spot on gun rack
#11	Doorway	MCU	EL	None	Black and white, medium close up of girl opening a door
#12	Front Porch	MS	EL	None	Black and white, medium shot of little girl in dress holding a sparkler
#13	House entry way	MS - MLS	EL	Pan – Zoom – Tilt - Steady cam	Inside house, dim lighting, MS of woman, pans to follow and zooms out to MLS, tilts down as she sinks to the floor
#14	Carnival ride	MS	EL	None	Black and white, night; medium shot of woman riding a carnival ride
#15	Outdoors	MS – MCU - CU	EL – HA – LA	Handheld	Outside, daytime; grainy handheld shot of plastic bag blowing in the wind
#16	Above neiborhood	XLS	HA	Zoom out – Tilt up – Traveling shot	Outside, daytime; An aerial view of a suburban neighborhood that zooms out and tilts up to expand it’s view

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