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What shots will we use?

#1

Alley location:

  • Establishing shot: Long shot (Master shot) >> protagonist walking towards the camera (Protagonist is wearing a black leather jackets, black jeans and black high-heeled boots.)

  • Low angle long shot >> legs go past shot

  • Back to master shot

  • Mid shot of top half of protagonist >> walks past

  • Back to master shot

  • Mid shot >> torso area of protagonist walks past shot

  • Back to master shot

  • Extreme close >> feet  walking

  • Back to master shot

 

STREAM LOCATION

 

  • Establishing shot: Long shot of protagonist on the river bank.

  • Mid Shot with a low angle >> Protagonist hangs up the phone. (Black smartphone)

  • Over the shoulder shot >> Protagonist holding the phone in hand.

  • Mid shot with a low angle >> Protagonist drops the phone.

  • Close-up of a rock >> positioned on the bank, the phone falls onto it. A foot comes into shot and stamps on the phone. (Rough grey rock on ground. Black heeled boot)

  • Close up with a side angle >> heel crushing the phone. The glass on the screen smashes.

  • Point of view shot from the phone with a low angle >> Looking up at protagonist.

‘DIALOGUE’

  • Wide shot (from across the side of the river) If necessary there could be a small high angle added to the shot >> Establishing final situation.

 

CAFE LOCATION

 

  • Establishing shot: Extreme wide shot from the right of the café.

  • Long shot, side on to a man sitting at a table >> Fiddling with coffee cup which is positioned in front of him on the table. (Man wearing a grey suit and tie, big watch. White coffee cup and saucer with spoon on table. 2 chairs)

  • The shot tracks into a mid shot >> Two people cross the camera shot.

  • Mid shot >> Man picks up the coffee cup and drinks from it.

  • Point of view shot >> Man places the, now empty, coffee cup back onto the saucer.

  • Close up >> Slowly the man fiddles with the coffee cup handle.

  • Mid shot >> Waitress puts a tray down on a nearby table, removing an empty latte. (Dressed in a black shirt, apron, jeans, black cap with ponytail out the back, holding a tray with a glass of juice and latte mug  on it, table and chairs)

  • Mid Shot >> Couple at another table chatting. (Table, chairs, cups with tea in, teapot spoon, handbag on woman)

  • Close up >> The girl in the couple laughs at something the guy said.

  • Close up >> The man’s hand passes over his wrist to pull sleeve up to look at his watch. (large-faced ‘expensive-looking’ watch)

  • Over the shoulder shot >> Children at another table. (Table, chairs, glasses of juice, coffee cup.)

  • Point of view shot >> Mother with her children, interacting.

  • Mid shot >> Waitress leans down and asks if everything is okay to the couple table.

  • Close up >> The man’s foot rapidly tapping the ground (dress shoes, black socks).

  • Mid shot >> Waitress places her tray down on the couple’s table.

  • Mid shot with a low angle >> The man looks over the top of the camera at the ‘supposed waitress’

  • Eye line match >> Tracks from coffee cup to package. (a brown padded envelope is on the table)

  • Extreme close up >> Pull focus on package from man.

  • Side angled mid shot >> Just the package is in shot, on the table. Waitress walks in front of the camera shot, she stands and blocks the scene.

‘DIALOGUE’

  • Point of view shot with a low angle >> looking up at the waitress.

‘DIALOGUE’

  • Point of view shot with a high angle >> looking down at the man (reverse shot).

‘DIALOGUE’

  • Mid shot >> The waitress smiles and subtly swipes table- almost unnoticeable. She then leaves.

  • Mid shot >> The package is gone.

  • Extreme close up >> Waitress’s eyes as she looks around.

  • Mid shot >> Katerina walks towards the camera, away from the café. But a car, with tinted windows, pulls in front of the shot- blocking the view. 

  • Close up >> Hand fiddling with the knot on the back of waitress’s apron (undoing it) (apron).

  • Wide shot >> The car pulls away and the waitress is closer to the road, her outfit has changed. Her hair is down, working cap is removed, she has a coat and scarf on with black framed glasses. (black framed glasses, blue long length coat, white and grey patterned scarf)

  • Mid shot >> with a low angle of Waitress (now agent) walking. 

  • Point of view shot >> Hands look inside the open package; a phone and earpiece are pulled out. (package envelope, black smartphone, earpiece, several 10 pound notes)

  • Point of view shot >> tracks to the earpiece in the agent’s hand. ( As she gets to the kerb) (earpiece)

  • Side angled close up >> agents put her hand up to her ear through her ear and tilts her head slightly.

  • Long shot >> Waitress crossing the road.

  • Long shot tracking agent >> agent walks past a bus stop and leaves the shot. The shot lingers on a teenage character in a hoody by the bus stop.(Hoody, jeans, earphones, bus stop)

  • Close up >> boy’s face as he turns his head to look after agent.

  • Mid shot >> from behind, point of view of the boy agent walking away.

  • Close up >> boy’s face as he watches the agent and shows no emotions.

  • Mid-shot >> low angle, handheld, tracking the agent walking towards camera down a side road.

  • Long shot side view >> agent walks past camera.

  • Long shot >> from other side the agent walks past camera.

  • Wide shot >> from behind the agent is seen walking down an alleyway and then a scream is heard as arms reach out from behind a pillar and grab her.

#2

ALLEY LOCATION

  • Black screen, graphic in white capital letters reading "SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND" across the bottom of the screen

  • Establishing shot: Fade in from black. Long shot (Master shot) >> protagonist walking towards the camera (Protagonist is wearing a black leather jackets, black jeans and black high-heeled boots.)

  • Low angle long shot >> legs go past shot

  • Back to master shot

  • Mid shot of bottom half of protagonist >> walks past

  • Mid shot >> torso area of protagonist walks past shot

  • Back to master shot

  • Mid shot >> feet  and lower calves go past camera shot

  • Mid shot >> shoulders and up go past camera

  • Back to master shot

  • Close up >> feet walking. Step towards and over camera

  • Back to master shot

 

STREAM LOCATION

 

  • Establishing shot: Long shot of protagonist on the river bank.

  • Mid Shot with a low angle >> Protagonist hangs up the phone. (Black smartphone)

  • Over the shoulder shot >> Protagonist holding the phone in hand.

  • Mid shot with a low angle >> Protagonist drops the phone.

  • Close-up of a rock >> positioned on the bank, the phone falls onto it.

  • A foot comes into shot and stamps on the phone. (Rough grey rock on ground. Black heeled boot)

  • Close up with a side angle >> heel crushing the phone. The glass on the screen smashes.

  • Point of view shot from the phone with a low angle >> Looking up at protagonist.

‘DIALOGUE’

  • Wide shot (from across the side of the river) If necessary there could be a small high angle added to the shot >> Establishing final situation.

 

CAFE LOCATION

 

  • Establishing shot: Extreme wide shot from across the road from the café.

  • Long shot, side on to a man sitting at a table >> Fiddling with coffee cup which is positioned in front of him on the table. (Man wearing a grey suit and tie, big watch. White coffee cup and saucer with spoon on a wooden table with 2 wooden chairs)

  • The shot tracks into a mid shot >> Two people cross the camera shot, walking from right to left down the pavement.

  • Mid shot >> Man picks up the coffee cup and drinks from it.

  • Point of view shot >> Man places the, now empty, coffee cup back onto the saucer.

  • Close up >> Slowly the man fiddles with the coffee cup handle.

  • Mid shot >> Waitress puts a tray down on a nearby table, removing an empty latte. (Dressed in a black shirt, apron, jeans, black cap with ponytail out the back, holding a tray with a glass of juice and latte mug  on it, table and chairs)

  • Mid Shot >> 2 girls at the same table chatting. (Table, chairs, cups with tea in, teapot spoon, handbag on table and one on the back of a chair)

  • Close up >> The first girl laughs at something the other said.

  • Close up >> The man’s hand passes over his wrist to pull his sleeve up to look at his watch. (large-faced ‘expensive-looking’ watch)

  • Over the shoulder shot >> Children at another table. (Table, chairs, glasses of juice, coffee cup.)

  • Point of view shot >> Mother with her children, interacting.

  • Mid shot >> Waitress leans down and (silently) asks if everything is okay to the mother.

  • Close up >> The man’s foot rapidly tapping the ground (dress shoes, black socks).

  • Mid shot >> Waitress places her tray down near the mother.

  • Mid shot with a low angle >> The man looks over the top of the camera at the ‘supposed waitress’

  • Eye line match >> Tracks from coffee cup to package. (a brown padded envelope is on the table)

  • Extreme close up >> Pull focus on package from man.

  • Side angled mid shot >> Just the package is in shot, on the table. Waitress walks in front of the camera shot, she stands and blocks the scene. ‘DIALOGUE’

  • Point of view shot with a low angle >> looking up at the waitress. ‘DIALOGUE’

  • Point of view shot with a high angle >> looking down at the man (reverse shot). ‘DIALOGUE’

  • Mid shot >> The waitress smiles and subtly swipes table- almost unnoticeable. She then leaves.

  • Mid shot >> The package is gone.

  • Extreme close up >> Waitress’s eyes as she looks around.

  • Mid shot >> Katerina walks towards the camera, away from the café. But a car, with tinted windows, pulls in front of the shot- blocking the view. (Grey Ford car with tinted windows)

  • (Subliminal shot) Extreme close up >> Hand grabs a coat and scarf from the back of a chair.

  • Close up >> Hand going into the ‘missing’ package.

  • Close up >> Hand fiddling with the knot on the back of waitress’s apron (undoing it).

  • Wide shot >> The car pulls away and the waitress is closer to the road, her outfit has changed. Her hair is down,​ working cap is removed, she has a coat and scarf on with black framed glasses. (black framed glasses, blue long length coat, white and grey patterned scarf)

  • Mid shot with a low angle >> Waitress (now agent) walking to the right down the pavement along the shops.

  • Point of view shot >> Hands, look inside the open package; a phone and earpiece are pulled out. (package envelope, black smartphone, earpiece, several 10 pound notes)

  • Point of view shot which tracks to the earpiece in the agent’s hand. ( As she gets to the kerb) (earpiece)

  • Side angled close up >> agent put her hand up to her ear through her ear and tilts her head slightly.

  • Long shot >> agent nearing crossing, removes her hand from her hair and tilts her head back

  • Long shot >> Waitress crossing the road, walking towards the camera.

  • Long shot tracking agent >> agent walks past a bus stop and leaves the shot. The shot lingers on a teenage character in a hoody by the bus stop. (Hoody, jeans, earphones, bus stop)

  • Close up >> boy’s face as he turns his head to look after agent

  • Mid shot from behind, point of view of boy >> agent walking away

  • Close up >> boy’s face as he watches the agent and shows no emotions

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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