SHOOTING SCRIPT - QI

Camera Shot Type/ Camera Action/ Shot Number Script/ Screen Action
Duration

0:00 Opening intro - 27 secs

0:19 Audience cued to clap

0:21 Audience clap Audience cued to clap at 0:21

0:28 Cam H, long shot of panel and studio 1

0:29 Cue lighting/fade up, cue on screen graphics 2 Lights fade up. On screen graphics start

0:32 Fade to cam D, slow zoom on presenter 3 Starts introducing guests

0:42 Cam B, mid shot of guest 4 4 Guest 4 nods head.

0:45 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 5 Introduces guest 1

0:47 Cam F, mid shot of guest 1 6 Guest 1 smiles.

0:51 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 7 Introduces guest 3

0:54 Cam B, mid shot of guest 3 8 Guest 3 lifts arm.

0:57 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 9 Introduces guest 2

1:01 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 10 Guest 2 nods head.

 1:03 Cam C, two shot of guests 3 and 4 11 Clapping

1:04 Cam H, long shot of panel 12 Static shot of guests clapping

1:05 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2, cue buzzer 13

sound and lighting

1:07 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 14 Introducing the guest 4 buzzer

1:09 Cam B, mid shot of guest 4, cue buzzer sound and 15 Guest 4 hits buzzer, light and music come on. Guest
lighting dances to the music

1:15 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 16 Introduces guest 3 buzzer

1:18 Cam B, mid shot of guest 3, cue buzzer sound and 17 Guest 3 hits buzzer, light and music come on. Guest nods
lighting, slow zoom 5 secs and laughs

1:24 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 18 Introduces guest 1 buzzer

1:25 Cam F, mid shot of guest 1, cue buzzer and lighting, 19 Hits buzzer, music and lights come on, guest 1 starts
slow zoom 5 secs dancing and laughs

1:32 Cam E, mid shot of guest 2 20 Guest 2 is laughing

1:33 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 21 Introduces guest 2

1:36 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 22 Hits buzzer, music and lights come on, guest 2 starts
laughing

1:40 Cam H, long shot of panel and studio 23 Static shot of guests and presenter laughing

1:42 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 24 Starts presenting the main content

1:44 Cam H, long shot of panel and studio 25 Static shot of guests and presenter
1:46 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 26 Guest 2 starts talking and answering presenters questions

1:49 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 27 Guest 2 carries on talking

1:50 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 28 Joins guest 2

1:52 Cam F, mid shot of guest 1 29

1:53 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 30

1:55 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 31 Carries on talking about subject

1:56 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 32 Guest 2 joins presenter

1:57 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 33 Carries on talking and laughs

2:03 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 34 Both guest 1 and 2 laugh

2:06 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 35 Describes shows

2:08 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 36 Guest 2 agrees with presenter by nodding head

2:10 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 37

2:14 Cam E, two shot of guest 1 and 2 38 Both guests laughing

2:16 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 39 Guest 2 laughing - static shot

2:17 Cam B, mid shot of guest 4 40 Joins into the conversation

2:21 Cam F, mid shot of guest 1 41 Guest 1 laughs

2:22 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 42 Asks another question to the guests
 Guest 2 starts answering the question
2:26 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 43

2:27 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 44

2:32 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 45

2:33 Cam A, over the shoulder shot of guest 1 and 2 46 Presenter carries on talking and guests watch
looking at presenter

2:35 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 47

2:41 Cam B, mid shot of guest 3, cue graphics on screen 48 Laughs at presenters comment

2:43 Cam F, mid shot of guest 2 49 Laughs

2:44 Cam H, long shot of panel and studio from right 50 Guests and presenter laughing

2:46 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 51 Both guests laugh at presenters next comment

2:49 Cam D, mid shot of presenter 52 Presenter carries on talking

2:51 Cam E, two shot of guests 1 and 2 53

2:53 Cam B, mid shot of guest 4 54 Guest 4 joins conversation

2:58 Cam C, two shot of guests 3 and 4 55 Guest 4 carries on talking

3:00 Cam B, mid shot of guest 4