Thursday 20 January 2011

Script/stage directions

Shot of the double doors opening following a pan of the bar.
Zoom/cut to a shot of the hero & femme fatal (two shot)
Cut to a shot of hero;
Picks up drink, takes a sip, places drink back onto the table.
Cut to shot of femme fatal;
Stand/sits idly, as if bored by the company. Possibly plays with her hair.
Cut to an over the shoulder shot to hero over the shoulder of the hero;
Hero looks over to femme fatal and says 
HERO: "I've got something for you"
Camera focuses on a mid-shot of the hero. 
Hero takes out necklace, she takes it and admires it. two-shot of femme fatal taking the necklace from hero. 
FEMME FATAL: *GASP* "how did you get this?"
Close up of hero. 
HERO: "Let's just say {shuffles cards}  I'm a lucky guy"
Puts cards down and goes to put necklace on femme fatal. 
Focus changes from hero to background where three figures walk past the window heading for the door. Shot turns from a close up to a OTSS of the figures walking.
Outside shot of 3 figures walking round the outside of the pub windows.
Cut to shot of 3 figures walking in sync with a inverted triangle look. 2 henchmen behind the don following a step behind him. (Shot of feet) they stop at the doors. Henchmen take a step forwards and grab hold of the doors. 
Cut of one henchman's hand grabbing door handle.
Quick cut to other henchman doing same to opposite door. 
Match on action to double doors opening. 
Don walks in. Henchmen follow suit. Camera tilts to give a 'Worms eye view'
DON: "I believe you have something that belongs to me."
Cut to a medium-long shot of hero (Don's Eye-line)
Hero moves in front of femme fatal. 
Cut back to Don. Shot of top of face. 
Push's hat (Fedora) above eye-line so that eyes are now visible. 
DON: "I'd like it back."
Change to side shot. 
Don pulls gun from inside of coat/waistcoat. 
Cut to side shot close up of gun. 
Animation is applied and takes over. 

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