Shot list

Shot list

Unless stated, assume location is paintball course.


Shot 1

Action: Main character is running.

Shot/movement: Shot from behind main character (mid shot).
Sound: Diegetic sound of character running (crunch of leaves etc)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Fade In

Timing: 3s



Shot 2

Action: As above

Shot/movement: Track and pan, going from behind centre to left adjacent, so we see left side of his face, and can see other player running next to him. 
Sound: Diegetic sound of character running 

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s



Shot 3


Action: As above

Shot/movement: Close up of boots running (Track)
Sound: Diegetic sound of character running 

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 1.5s



Shot 4


Action: Slows pace of running until we hear + see gunshots main character dives into cover.

Shot/movement: Long shot of the two characters (Track main character’s dive) 
Sound: Gunfire, “get-down” , diegetic sound of characters diving for cover

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 4s



Shot 5


Action: Main character sitting and leaning against cover, hands on gun.

Shot/movement: Long shot of main character 
Sound: Gun fire (possibility for non-diegetic soundtrack here)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s



Shot 6


Action: Main character loads and cocks his gun.

Shot/movement: Extreme close up of main character cocking/loading his gun.

Sound: Cocking sounds (*click*)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 1s



Shot 7

Action: Main character shooting at other people we can see in the distance.

Shot/movement: Over the (right) shoulder shot 
Sound: Gunfire -  any battle talk e.g. shouts, “im empty” etc…

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s



Shot 8

Action: two players shooting

Shot/movement: Long shot (facing towards characters)
Sound: Gunfire

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s



Shot 9

Action: Second player gets shot in the head and flies backwards

Shot/movement: Mid shot of second player, (left side view)
Sound: Whistle of sniper bullet, sound of bullet’s impact 

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s



Shot 10

Action: As below

Shot/movement: Mid shot of dead player two
Sound: Faint gunshots

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s





Shot 11

Action: Player two dead, expressionless, eyes open + looking to the left (at camera or near it)

Shot/movement: Close up of player two
Sound: Faint gunshots (in a smaller quantity than above) (Could have faint halo respawn countdown tones)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s




Shot 12

Action: main character looks up at the sky

Shot/movement: Drone shot, starting from above the course, down to the MC
Sound: Helicopter sounds

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s





Shot 13

Action: As above, eyes follow drone (so slowly move down) - Hair blows around due to wind from helicopter.

Shot/movement: Extreme Close up main character looking up at the sky
Sound: (helicopter landing sound effect)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: < 5s







Shot 14

Action: Respawned player runs to his body, and takes his gun.

Shot/movement: Long shot of dead players body 
Sound: Sound of running, maybe some gunshots 

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s



Shot 15


Action: Exact same action as above (will obviously cut where necessary)

Shot/movement: Long-er shot (with main character in the shot, left) of dead players body+ pan upwards when player 2 is reunited with his body.

Sound: As above

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s 



Shot 16

Action: Two players and reunited, nod to one another and continue to push forward (jogging/running)

Shot/movement: Mid shot of two players running towards next cover- shooting occasionally. (Perspective is at the front of the players, and tracks the players.)
Sound: Jogging sounds, gunfire (potentially continuation of non - diegetic soundtrack)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s





Shot 17

Action: Main character pole vaults over cover

Shot/movement: Mid shot, low angle from behind cover,
Sound: Gunshots, jumping sounds

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s



Shot 18

Action: Main character lands into puddle of mud.

Shot/movement: Close up of boots landing into puddle of mud. Shot from side (left of the character) 
Sound: Landing sounds, gunfires

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 1s



Shot 19

Action: Characters run forward

Shot/movement: Extreme long shot of the characters running
Sound: Running sounds 

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s +


Shot 20

Action: Enemy takes aim and shoots and hits the main character

Shot/movement: zooms out and turns into an over the shoulder shot of the enemy, right hand side, rifle pointed and aimed at the characters
Sound: Isolated gunshots

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s


Shot 21


Action: Presses his hands against the wound, and then looks at his bloody hands.

Shot/movement: POV of main character
Sound: Screeching ear sound + muffled shouts

Lighting: Natural (Slightly more dim than the other shots)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s


Shot 22

Action:  Main character gets shot several times more. Starts to fall back

Shot/movement: Mid shot from behind main character
Sound: Gunshots + same as above (potentially)

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s
Shot 23

Action: Enemy stops shooting main character and stares at him.

Shot/movement: Over the shoulder shot from the point of view of the enemy, his weapon no longer aimed at the main character.

Sound: Silence

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s


Shot 24

Action: Enemy stares (quizzically) at main character

Shot/movement: Pan around to enemy’s face, quizzical look on his face.
Sound: Silence

Lighting: Natural (Slightly dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2.5s


Shot 25

Action: Main character lays sprawled on the floor, blood oozing out

Shot/movement: Birds eye (but with camera) as high as it can go, with main character in the centre
Sound: Non-diegetic reveal music (like at the end of Saw I)

Lighting: Natural (but now even more dim)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: As long as it needs to be




Shot 26

Action: As above, eyes flickering, and character coughing

Shot/movement: Close up of main character’s face, from above looking down. 

Sound: As above 

Lighting: As above

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 3s



Shot 27 

Action: As above

Shot/movement: Mid shot (only of torso) showing blood oozing+ bullet holes
Sound: As above 

Lighting: As above

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 2s



Shot 28


LOCATION CHANGE (SHOTS 28-30): Location is now gamer's living room

Action: Dimension switch: we go from video game world to real world, player is doing the exact same thing as when he was in shot 27.

Shot/movement: From the previous shot, move closer and zoom into the growing puddle of blood until only blood is framed

Sound: as above

Lighting: as above

Edit Transition: Suggested continuous shot

Timing: 5s



Shot 29


Action: As above- we are in the real world now.

Shot/movement: Opposite movement from shot 28, and replicate shot, and pan into close up of face.
Sound: as above

Lighting: Grimy lighting, indoor (what you would see in a poorly lit living room)

Edit Transition: Cut

Timing: 5s


Shot 30


Action: Television screen with “game over written on it”

Shot/movement: long shot, zoomed into a close up of the TV screen.
Sound: White noise + as above

Lighting: As above

Edit Transition: Blackout

Timing: Whatever’s left. 


~ Title screen and fin. ~

 We shared this shot list with each other on a google docs meaning that we could all access and edit it together, we used the simple shot list which was on the google docs and then made it more advanced, making sure we covered every detail needed:
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