Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Shot Lists

Entering station:

1. Low angle shot of characters shoes walking into Norwich city train station.

2. Zoom in to close up of large analogue station clock.

3. Sequential mid to long shots linked by jump cuts to show setting and passers by to imply isolation.

4. Close up of departures list

Entering train:

  1. long shot slightly above main character to show her isolation at the train station
  2. Side long shot of character and other people at the train station before the character gets on the train.
  3. Close up on her bag/ belonging/ to show she is running away and to emphasise this fact.
  4. Extreme close up of characters hand, grabbing the handle bar of the train station.
  5. A jump cut to her train ticket with another extreme close up.
  6. mid shot facing characters rear as they board the train. character turns to sit down, the camera pans to the right and follows the character from the outside of the train station while they get to their seat.
  7. The train slowly moves away and the camera is still whilst the train moves away.

Conversation on train:

  1. Long shot (one end of carriage, filming character walk to seat)
  2. Jump cut to side mid shot of character and empty seat opposite
  3. Second character enters mid two shot established
  4. Small talk enables shot reverse shot/ point of view shot
  5. Extreme close up of coffee cup/magazine/ items on table
  6. Extreme close up of mouths/hands/ eyes communicating
  7. Jump cuts of scenery outside train
  8. Jump cut to black screen title sequence initiated, background noise of train stopping

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