Murmurs of the Sentient (short film) – Shot List

SCENE 1 (int. office)
shot 1 girl (in formal business attire), looks happy, gets seated in a chair long shot
shot 2 cellphone rings, she receives it medum shot
shot 3 expression turns blank close-up
shot 4 girl picks up bag and files, leaves office medium shot
shot 5 (if possible) from behind, we see the the girl leaving work long shot
shot 6 walking down the stairs aerial shot
SCENE 2 (ext. street)
shot 1 girl smoking a cigarette medium shot
shot 2 smoking long shot
shot 3 blows smoke shoulder shot
shot 4 stubs cigarette low angle shot
SCENE 3 (ext. house)
shot 1 putting in keys long shot
shot 2 opens door pov shot
SCENE 4 (int. house)
shot 1 enters home long shot
shot 2 walks across long shot
shot 3 dumps bag and files close-up
shot 4 (if pos) a work award falls down from table medium shot
shot 5 (if pos) it lies on the floor, with the girl’s lower half visible just beside medium shot
shot 6 walks away long shot
shot 7 flips through bucket list pages in her diary pov shot
shot 8 tosses diary aside medium shot
shot 9 examines pills in drawer pov shot
shot 10 examines rope medium shot
shot 11 examines scissors on table pov shot
shot 12 examines knife medium shot
shot 13 places knife on bed pov shot
shot 14 opens cupboard pov shot
shot 15 lays out dress on bed medium shot
shot 16 starts unbuttoning shirt medium shot, then pans sideways
shot 17 we see the girl dressed in traditional indian wear (ghagra-choli) camera pans back to previous position
shot 18 looks at herself in a long mirror long shot
shot 19 opens her hair and runs fingers through it in a don’t-care manner medium shot
shot 20 fakes a smile, then turns blank medium shot, diff angle
shot 21 strikes a pose, then turns stiff medium shot, diff angle
shot 22 gets seated on the bed long shot
shot 23 knife zoom shot
shot 24 blood dripping to the ground medium shot
shot 25 girl lying on bed with cut wrist (aerial shot, if possible) long shot
shot 26 girl closes eyes zoom shot
random glimpses (family, places, party, friends, laughter, etc.)
shot 27 child running around, giggling, throwing around books long shot
(waves hitting the shore, someone digging, etc.)
shot 28 loud bangs on the door medium shot
shot 29 boy Iin traditional Indian wear – sherwani) opens eyes close-up
shot 30 boy lying on bed with cut wrist (aerial shot, if possible) long shot
shot 31 looks at hand medium shot
shot 32 wipes blood with cloth pov shot
shot 33 washes face in front of mirror in washroom, stares for a while medium shot
shot 34 walks down the stairs aerial shot
SCENE 5 (ext. terrace)
shot 1 walks across long shot
shot 2 walks till the edge medium shot
shot 3 looks down pov shot
shot 4 turns to the side completely and looks ahead medium shot
shot 5 extends his hand, girl places his hand on his pov shot
shot 6 feet to neck (holding hands, but ropes or chains on necks) faces unseen medium shot, panning up
shot 7 girl’s head and boy’s face visible, blank expression long shot
shot 8 a tug on boy’s rope and the expression changes to a smile medium shot
shot 9 boy places ring on girl’s finger high angle shot
shot 10 still smiling, the girl places head on boy’s shoulder, expression turns into a blank stare medium shot
shot 11 blank eyes of the boy zoom in
SCENE 6 (int. office)
shot 1 boy (in business attire), walks to his chair, gets seated long shot
shot 2 picks up his phone, receives call medium shot, then pans to side
END

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