Monday, 30 April 2012

Drama Shot List

To help create the storyboard, we created a shot list and used that as a guideline combined with the script.


SHOTLIST FOR DRAMA PIECE

(Need to add a few establishing shots and cutaways during script. Please add where necessary)
FADE IN:
INT. DINING ROOM #1 – DAY
·      Mid shot of daughters face panning out straight above her eyeline as she watches Father exit. 10secs cut by door shutting.

INT. DINING ROOM - DAY
·      Wide shot at Father and Daughters eyeline level of them at Dining room table. 4secs
·      2 shot from other side of table (Still at same eyeline) 7secs
·      Close up of Father Saying Don’t worry, we’ll get it done together flower 3secs
·      Close up of Daughters smiling back at Father. 2secs
·      Back to 2 shot as they carry on with work. 3secs

INT. BEDROOM #2 - DAY
·      Tracking shot starting at far right side of bedside table moving right to left through the pictures and over to a mid/long shot of Father sat on bed looking at a picture and smoking. Stays on until he puts down picture. 12secs
·      Cutaway shot of bedside table as he puts the picture back on it and takes the pill box from the surface. 4secs
·      Cuts back to mid/long shot of father taking pills. 5secs

INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY UNSURE OF SCENE
·      Static wide shot in corner of room throughout Fathers different mood swings.

INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT
·      Establishing shot of clock on bedside table (or on wall in bedroom) the time showing 1.30am focus pulls to father in bed shuffling.
·      Long shot looking straight down at Father layed in bed trying to get comfortable then sighing and getting straight out of bed.
·      Mid shot with bed in background, Father is pacing from right out of shot to left out of shot repeating this about 3 times.
·      Long shot to other side of bedroom looking at door as he decides to walk through it.

INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
·      Shot inside fridge as Father opens door to get food
·      Mid shot side view of fridge as Father piles up food in his hands then closes it with his feet and exits toward Living Room.

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
·      Tracking mid shot or over the shoulder of Daughter walking into room and seeing Father slumped on sofa.
·      2 shot and over the Fathers shoulder shot as Daughter clears up mess around father and nudges Father.
·      Mid shot of father as he awakes.
·      Back to 2 Shot as she grabs her bag and leaves. (door slams in  background)


INT. DINING ROOM #3 - DAY
·      Long shot of front door as daughter arrives.
·      Long shot down hallway that Daughter is in as Father appears quickly into the frame.
·      Tracks and pans with daughter as she walks into the Dining Room
·      2 shot at Dining room table as they sit and talk.
·      Close up of Father
·      Close up of Daughter
·      Mid shot of Father
·      Mid Shot of Daughter
·      Cutaway shot of pills next to or on daughters side of the table.

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
·      Long shot framing daughter central but Father in the right side slumped on the sofa as daughter gives Father a cup of tea
·      Mid shot of Fathers vacant expression at his eyeline
·      Mid shot as Daughter speaks and her expression afterward
·      Mid shot of Fathers vacant expression
·      Back to 2 shot
·      Mid shot as daughter holds back tears and turns around to exit room
·      Back to mid shot of Father still with a vacant expression.

INT.  KITCHEN - DAY
·      Wide shot of daughter crying on kitchen surface.

I/E. CAR #4 - NIGHT
·      Establishing night shot looking up at stars but with trees at bottom of frame
·      Long shot of Father in car
·      Mid shot from back of car looking out of car windscreen
·      Mid shot inside car looking at Father dreamlessly staring at nothing.

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
·      Mid shot daughter reading at eyeline
·      Wide shot as Father enters room with flowers in hand and says line.
·      Mid shot back to daughter
·      Mid shot of father
·      Back to 2 shot

INT. LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM #5 - DAY
·      Long shot of front door as daughter arrives.
·      Long shot down hallway that Daughter is in.
·      Tracks and pans with daughter as she walks into the Dining Room
·      Wide shot at Dining room table as father stands up angrily
·      OTS shot of Father as he marches up to her
·      Mid shot of Father
·      Mid Shot of Daughter
·      Close up of Father
·      Close up of Daughter
·      2 shot as daughter grabs pills toward pills.
·      OTS shot looking at Father as he hits pills out of Daughters hand.
·      Close up father as he starts to push forward at her
·      Handheld 2 shot as Father talks and pushes daughter to the ground
·      Mid shot low angle from high up as we follow Daughter fall to the ground
·      Mid shot/reverse shot of both the reactions in silence starting at Father then at Daughter
·      Back to Father as he leaves the room at exits.
·      Back to Daughter (Same shot as opening scene) as we hear the car start and Father drive off

EXT. BRIDGE #6 - DAY
·      Wide shot of car arriving at entrance to bridge and Father getting out of car, smoking and walking toward bridge
·      Mid/Long shot of him walking away from camera toward bridge
·      Mid shot tracking in front of him as he walks and arrives at bridge edge
·      OTS shot of him as he looks down
·      Wide shot at other side of bridge looking at him
·      Wide X Long shot from away from the bridge as he is looking
·      Mid shot as he steps back and puts his hand into his back pocket
·      Cutaway Close up following his hand holding his wallet as he opens it and gets out a picture of his Wife and Daughter together putting his wallet back straight after.
·      Close up High angle looking up next to where his hand is looking at his expression as a tear runs from his face
·      Mid shot panning up slightly as he looks up and bursts into tears maybe handheld
·      Back to Wide shot.
·      Mid shot again as he gets phonecall and answers it
·      Close up of face whilst he is talking and looking at picture
·      Cutaway of pic again?
·      Back to mid shot as he puts down phone and puts pic back into back pocket. Starts to walk forward
·      POV shot as he steps up to edge looking at feet and then down to bottom of bridge
·      Wide shot at other side of bridge again
·      Mid shot from him looking down and examining bottom expressionlessly and then looking up to the camera for 5secs
END

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