Shot List For Thriller Opening

Shot 1, 2 and 3
A variety of shots of the station and the surrounding area to establish the location. In these shots, the titles will run.
Shot 4
The final mid shot establishing the location of the run down derelict house.
Shot 5
The camera then cuts to inside the house to a man sitting by a window which faces the platform.
Shot 6
We then cut an over the shoulder shot of the man writing the letter although the words are unclear on the page.
Shot 7
From this over the shoulder shot, we cut to a frame of his hand turning off the radio- where the music is coming from. When the man clicks the radio off, it becomes silent.
Shot 8
From here, the camera then cuts to a view of the train tracks outside. This mid shot is static as we show a train approaching the station.
Shot 9
From this, it cuuts back into the house, focusing in on a blank wall, with a clock hanging on it.
Shot 10
We then cut back to a shot of the concrete floor of the platform. Onto this arrives the 2nd man in our opening. He is wearing distinctive boots, which is the first thing we see of him.
Shot 11
Medium shot of the train pulling away from the station, with the man following it as he walks down the platform.
Shot 12
The camera then cuts to a side-on shot looking across at the platform following his footsteps as he. The camera then stops, as he does.
Shot 13
The camera then goes to a close up shot of his side where he reveals a weapon concealed under his jacket.
Shot 14
The camera cuts back a medium shot from inside the house, looking out to the 2nd man walking towards the house
Shot 15
We then cut to a close up high angle shot of the 1st man writing the letter.
Shot 16
The camera will then cut to a medium shot of the 2nd Man’s side, from his shoulder to his waist as he knocks on the door.
Shot 18
CU shot through the window of the man watiing at the door
Shot 19
We will then cut back to the high angle close up shot of the 1st Man as he stops writing and puts his pen down to get up and answer the door.
Shot 20
The camera then stays focuses, as ink runs down the page.
Shot 21
The camera will then cut back outside for the final shot sequence which is an over the shoulder frame, in which the 2nd man is waiting at the door.
Shot 22
As the man opens the door, we are going to see the reaction on the 1st mans face as he quickly goes to shut the door again.
Shot 23
The camera then cuts to the 2nd man pushes the knife forward, into his side.
Shot 24
We then cut a CU shot of the 2nd man picking up the letter. We then watch him set fire to it.