Original Shotlist

SCENE 1 - Amber in car

1.    MCU - Amber looking out of the car with blue light and movement in reflection

SCENE 2 - Amber and Dean travelling in car

1.    MS - Amber and Dean from behind as the car is moving. Dean reaching into his pocket.

2.    CU - Dean reaching into his pocket and pulling out plastic bag.

3.    MCU - Dean putting the plastic bag on Amber’s lap.

4.    CU - Amber starting to open the bag - see drugs inside.

5.    MCU - Dean putting bag into glovebox

6.    CU - Amber reaction looking at Dean - ‘Where are you taking all that?’

7.    (ALT) CU - Dean’s eyes in the mirror - ‘We’re meeting someone, soon’

8.    MCU - Dean speaking from behind

9.    (ALT) CU - Dean’s mouth from side as speaking

10.  (ALT) CU - Amber looking forward at the end from inside/outside her window

SCENE 3 - Dean and Amber arriving home

1.    MLS - Down hallway. Amber and Dean enter house. Dean goes upstairs, Amber walks towards kitchen.

2.    MS - Amber puts bags down in kitchen on table.

3.    CU - Amber seeing phone and notepad on table.

4.    CU Over shoulder  - Amber’s hand picking up the phone and tearing note. Walks out of shot.

5.    (ALT) MS - Amber walking out of kitchen

6.    (ALT) MS - Amber walking up stairs

7.    MCU - Camera inside wardrobe as she opens it.

8.    MCU Over shoulder - Amber selecting a number of shoeboxes before pulling one out.

9.    CU - Open shoebox and put phone inside

10.  MCU - Camera inside wardrobe as she shuts it

SCENE 4 - Man at the door

1.    CU - Amber scrubbing a stain off a plate by kitchen sink

2.    MS - Amber shown by sink in kitchen - knock at the door. Amber turns.

3.    MCU - Outside kitchen window - Amber walks away to door

4.    (ALT) - Shot through the peephole

5.    (ALT) - Amber looks through side window to see man

6.    CU - Amber undoes chain lock and bottom lock

7.    MCU - Amber opens door slightly and speaks to man

8.    CU - Man puts foot in house as she shuts door.

9.    (ALT) CU - Man puts hand on door as she shuts it.

10.  CU - Amber’s reaction.

11.  MLS - Amber putting back against door from down hallway or upstairs.

SCENE 5 - Amber tells Dean

1.    CU - Amber’s hand opening the door-handle.

2.    MLS - Amber walking into room and standing in door frame.

3.    (ALT) MS - Inside room watching door shut

4.    CU - Door shutting, Amber walks out of frame

SCENE 6 Part 1 - Guitar in Room

1.    CU - Tightening guitar strings

2.    MS - Amber on the bed

3.    CU POV - Song lyrics on the bed + writing

4.    CU - Hands moving on to guitar

5.    MCU - Amber looking up after hearing music

6.    (ALT) MCU - Amber on bed

7.    (ALT) MLS - Whole scene from wide - to walking out of room

8.    MCU - Amber looks up after hearing noise

SCENE 6 Part 2 - Downstairs

1.    Tracking shot - Amber walks out of room

2.    LS - Amber stood at top of stairs filmed from bottom

3.    Over the shoulder - Top of stairs looking down, Amber walks into frame

4.    CU - Amber’s feet coming down stairs

5.    CU - Amber’s hand on banister

6.    Tracking shot - Behind Amber walking towards door

7.    Tracking shot - In front of Amber walking towards door

8.    CU - Feet walking towards/backing away from door

9.    CU - Amber’s face walking towards door

10.  MCU - Gap in kitchen door

SCENE 7 Part 1 - Argument in bedroom

SCENE 7 Part 2 - Storming outside

1.    CU - Amber feet running down the stairs

2.    Tracking shot - Shaky following Amber to door

3.    CU - Undoing locks and opening door

4.    CU - Door slamming

5.    (ALT) - Wide shot outside watching Amber walk round to side

6.    MLS - Behind corner watching Amber come round corner

7.    CU - Amber getting phone out pocket

8.    CU - Amber’s face, quickly wiping tears

9.    ECU - Amber’s fingers hovering over keypad

10.  (ALT) - Side profile MS - Amber against wall.

11.  (ALT) CU - Crossing legs awkwardly

SCENE 8 - Amber in bed

1.    MCU - Amber’s head and torso in bed looking out of window

2.    (ALT) MS - From above, Amber and Dean in separate parts of the bed.

SCENE 9 - Living room in morning

1.    Wide shot MS - Amber enter’s room and looks around. She sits down on the sofa

2.    CU - Bottle kicked over as she walks across room

3.    (ALT) CU Amber’s face staring at blue screen.

4.    (ALT) CU Junk on table and floor

SCENE 10 Part 1 - Amber Packing for car

1.    Over the shoulder - Amber shutting and zipping suitcase

2.    (ALT) CU -  Zip shut

3.    Wide angle MS - Outside room looking in at her standing over suitcase.

4.    CU - Hands gripping handle

5.    MCU - Amber hears the car engine