Shot List

Thriller: Pursuit – Picture list

Opening scene

 

Sequence 1 - Location 1 – Waste yard

Suspense music played throughout with each shot accompanied by a loud booming sound

 

Picture 1: High Angle shot from behind Trevor in the chair

Picture 2: Long shot diagonal from Trevor in the chair

Picture 3: Long shot opposite picture 2 on a diagonal slant from the chair

Picture 4: Long shot directly in front of Trevor in the chair, dissolve into 

First shot at the next location

 

Sequence 2 - Location 2 – Cutty Sark

 

Picture 1: Pan shot from Cutty Sark onto Trevor in front of the Thames

Picture 2: Over the shoulder shot of Alex walking towards Trevor while he looks out towards the Thames

Picture 3: Medium shot of Trevor turning around to establish Alex’s presence.

Picture 4: Medium shot of the two men shaking hands on encounter

Picture 5: Low angle/long shot diagonally behind Trevor of Alex saying something to Trevor

Picture 6: Over the shoulder shot of Alex producing envelope from inside his Suit Pocket

Picture 7: Close up of envelope exchange between the two men

Picture 8: Over the shoulder shot of Trevor’s reaction to him passing him the envelope

Picture 9: Long shot of Trevor walking away from Alex while Alex looks in his direction

Picture 10: Medium shot of Alex standing emotionless pulls out his phone and types something

 

Dissolve back to Location 1

 

Sequence 3 - Location 1 – Waste land

 

Follow on from sequence 1 picture 4

 

Picture 1: Long/Medium shot of Trevor on chair, closer than S1 pic 4

 

Dissolve to location 3

 

Sequence 4 – Location 3 – Trevor’s house

 

Open from dissolve

 

Picture 1: Over the shoulder shot of the envelope on Trevor’s coffee Table

Picture 2: Extreme Close Up of the word “Confidential” on the envelope and Trevor removes envelope from the screen

Picture 4: Medium shot of Trevor examining and opening up the envelope to read a letter, looks off camera with a wave of apprehension/uncertainty in his face

 

Straight cut to Location 1

Sequence 5 – Location 1 – Waste Yard

 

Follow on from sequence 3 picture 1

 

Picture 1: Camera directly on Trevor in the chair closer than S3 pic 1

 

Straight cut to Trevor at location 3

 

Sequence 6 – Location 3 – Trevor’s House

 

Picture 1: Medium shot of Trevor taking jacket off the hook and putting it on

Picture 2: High angle shot of Trevor walking towards and opening the door

Picture 3: Long/Medium shot of Trevor coming through the door on the outside

Picture 4: Close up on Trevor looking left and right on his doorstep

Picture 5: Pan shot of Trevor walking out of his front garden

Picture 6: Long shot of Trevor walking towards the camera until he gets close enough so that it becomes a close up and then Trevor is punched by a hand from off screen

 

Straight cut to Location 1

 

Sequence 7 – Location 1 – Waste land

 

Picture 1: Close up of blooded Trevor on the chair and then being punched from off screen from the audiences’ right by Claudius

Picture 2: Low angle/Long/Medium shot from Trevor’s right of him falling off the chair

Picture 3: Medium shot of Trevor being dragged across the floor by Claudius towards the car in the background

Picture 4: Medium shot of Trevor further being dragged from the perspective of the side of the car

Picture 5: High angle diagonal shot of Trevor being propped up against the car by Claudius

Picture 6: Medium shot on the opposite side of the high angle shot of Trevor on the car

Picture 7: Medium shot behind Claudius of him making a punching gesture and Trevor falling to the side by the car

Picture 8: Low angle shot of Trevor being dragged by Claudius towards the boot of the car

Picture 9: Medium shot of Claudius partially blocked by the car seemingly placing Trevor in the boot

Picture 10: Low angle shot of Claudius producing a gun and as the camera pans away there a loud bang of a gunshot. The sound of the boot being closed is heard and then the car begins to drive off. As it gets far enough away, the camera pans back to Claudius staring straight ahead holding the gun at his side, he turns around and walks away. There is a fade shot into the title of our film.