Shot List/Characters (Opening Sequence)

It only Takes a Second: Movie Shot List/Characters

Characters:

Terrorist (Ali) : Nick Ward

Teen 1 (Freddy) : Luke Trower

Teen 2 (Luke) : Luke Escott

Camera Man : Josh Sloane

Shot 1: POV: The pov of Ali waking up and going to open the door.

Shot 2: MATCH ON ACTION:  Opposite side of door Freddy walks through.

Shot 3: OVER THE SHOULDER: Freddy walking down the stairs and heading to the kitchen.

Shot 4: LONG SHOT: Freddy walking into kitchen going to kettle with Luke sitting down by the table in the scene.

Shot 5: POV: Freddy getting a clean mug and then looking inside the mug.

Shot 6: POV: GRAPHIC MATCH of Ali looking inside a dirty mug. Puts down the mug and turns on the dirty kettle.

Shot 7: MID SHOT: Ali picks up the newspaper and sits down,

Shot 8: OVER THE SHOULDER: (MATCH ON ACTION) Of Freddy reading the newspaper with the cup of coffee, Luke starts talking to Freddy, and Freddy looks at luke.

Shot 9: MID SHOT: (Eyeline match) Responds to Freddy talking (says what time they should go), eats some toast.

Shot 10: CLOSE UP: Of the left side of Ali’s face on the phone, matching freddy/lukes conversation. (asks where)

Shot 11: WIDE SHOT: Of Luke and Freddy, Freddy answers question (London Eye), says better get ready soon.

Shot 12: LOW ANGLE: Inside Ali’s leather case, showing Ali closing the case, goes to black.

Shot 13:  MID SHOT: (camera inside wardrobe) Fade to normal, Freddy open wardrobe, picks out some clothes.

Shot 14: LONG SHOT: Freddy walking down stairs in new clothes.

Shot 15: TWO SHOT: Luke asking if Freddy is ready, then opens front door.

Shot 16: MATCH ON ACTION: Ali walking out of door with leather case, (pan) he then walks down the road.

Shot 17: WIDE SHOT: Camera behind Freddy and Luke.

Shot 18: TWO SHOT: Camera facing Freddy and Luke. Freddy starts to talk.

Shot 19-25: SHOT-REVERSE SHOT: Conversation between Freddy and Luke.

Shot 26: (optional) OVER THE SHOULDER: Ali buying a ticket at the ticket booth.

Shot 27: MID SHOT: Camera looking at Ali (shallow focus on his face) in the corner Freddy and Luke enter.

Shot 28: LONG SHOT: Ali walking outside entrance and onto platform.

Shot 29: POV: Freddy and Luke buying train ticket and receiving it from the train ticket lady/male.

Shot 30: LONG SHOT Of Freddy and Luke walking out to the platform.

Shot 31: OVER THE SHOULDER: Of Freddy and Luke seeing Maxwell.

Shot 32: POV: (EYELINE MATCH) Maxwell looking at text then looking up at Freddy and Luke approaching.

Shot 33:  OVER THE SHOULDER: Of Ali looking at Freddy, Luke and Maxwell meeting.

Shot 34: LONG SHOT: Train arriving, Freddy, Luke and Maxwell getting up from bench to board train.

Shot 35: OVER THE SHOULDER: Freddy, Luke and Maxwell walking onto train.

Shot 36: LONG SHOT: Freddy, Luke and Maxwell looking for a seat, Ali already sitting down near them.

Shot 37: POV: Ali looking at Freddy, Luke and Maxwell sitting down and looking at watch.

Shot 38: ZOOM IN: Zoom into watch

Shot 39: ZOOM OUT (graphic match): Zoom out from Big Ben.

Shot 40: LONG SHOT: Freddy, Luke and Maxwell looking up at Big Ben.

Shot 41-45: SHOT-REVERSE SHOT: Conversation between Freddy, Luke and Maxwell.

Shot 46: LONG SHOT: Ali walking behind Freddy, Luke and Maxwell.

Shot 47: POV: Of Ali shoulder barging Freddy and then making eye contact with Freddy.

Shot 48: POV: Of Freddy making eye contact back. Slow motion.

Shot 49-52: SHOT-REVERSE SHOT: Freddy, Luke and Maxwell talking about what just happened.  

Shot 53: CORSSCUTTING: over the shoulder shot: Ali walking up to the London eye.

Shot 54:  CROSSCUTTING: back to Freddy, Luke and Maxwell, setting up a camera and starts a timer.

Shot 55-66: CROSSCUTTING: OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT(ALI) POV (CAMERA TAKING PICTURE)

Shot 67: ESTABLISHING WIDE SHOT: Sudden explosion.

Shot 68: FADE TO BLACK: also ambience noise and muffled hearing.

Shot 69: Title appears with music.